Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shutter

2 senses of shutter

Sense 1
shutter -- (a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure)
       => mechanical device -- (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Sense 2
shutter -- (a hinged blind for a window)
       => blind, screen -- (a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shutter

1 sense of shutter

Sense 1
shutter -- (close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool")
       => close, shut -- (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window")