Collocations for shutter - noun
1. cover for a window
ADJECTIVE
closed,
open
He left the shutter open.
He left the shutter open.
metal,
steel,
wooden
security (BrE), window
louvred/louvered
security (BrE), window
louvred/louvered
VERB + shutter
have
fling open, fold back, open, throw back, throw open
He threw open the shutters to cool the room.
fling open, fold back, open, throw back, throw open
He threw open the shutters to cool the room.
close,
pull down,
put up
(esp. BrE)
The store had put up the shutters for the night.
The store had put up the shutters for the night.
install
shutter + VERB
be down,
come down
All the shutters in the street were down.
I could feel the shutters coming down in her mind. (figurative)
All the shutters in the street were down.
I could feel the shutters coming down in her mind. (figurative)
PREPOSITION
behind shutter a/the
She could be seen waiting for him behind half-closed shutters.
She could be seen waiting for him behind half-closed shutters.
through shutter a/the
Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up.
Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up.
2. part of a camera
shutter + NOUN
speed
You will need a fast shutter speed to photograph racing.
You will need a fast shutter speed to photograph racing.
button,
release
to press the shutter release
to press the shutter release