Word: shut
Phonetic:
/ʃʌt/Listen:
Closed, shut.
Narrow; confined. Example: a close alley; close quarters
At a little distance; near. Example: Is your house close?
Intimate; well-loved. Example: He is a close friend.
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
(Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.
(of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
Strictly confined; carefully guarded. Example: a close prisoner
Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced. Example: a close contest
Short. Example: to cut grass or hair close
Dense; solid; compact.
Concise; to the point. Example: close reasoning
Difficult to obtain. Example: Money is close.
Parsimonious; stingy.
Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact. Example: a close translation
Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict. Example: The patient was kept under close observation.
Marked, evident.
The act or time of shutting; close. Example: the shut of a door
A door or cover; a shutter.
The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
To close, to stop from being open. Example: Please shut the door.
To close, to stop being open. Example: If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. Example: The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.
To confine in an enclosed area. Example: I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.
To catch or snag in the act of shutting something. Example: He's just shut his finger in the door.
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
Closed. Example: A shut door barred our way into the house.
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