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Collocations for shutter - noun

1. cover for a window

ADJ.

closed, open
He left the shutter open.
metal, steel, wooden | security, window

VERB + SHUTTER

have | fling open, fold back, open, throw back/open
He threw open the shutters to cool the room.
close, pull down, put up
The village shop had put up the shutters for the night.

SHUTTER + VERB

be/come down
All the shutters in the street were down. | (figurative) I could feel the shutters coming down in her mind.

PREP.

behind ~
She could be seen waiting for him behind half-closed shutters.
through ~
Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up.

2. part of a camera

ADJ.

camera

VERB + SHUTTER

press

SHUTTER + VERB

click
As the princess approached you could hear hundreds of camera shutters clicking.

SHUTTER + NOUN

speed
You will need a fast shutter speed for photographing sport.

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