shut

7 points English 4 letters Very common Commonness #402 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

verb

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

adjective

not open

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/ʃˈʌt/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Word forms

present participle shutting

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

Synonyms

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed

prevent from entering

exclude

not open

unopen closed

used especially of mouth or eyes

blinking winking compressed tight squinched squinting

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Antonyms

open admit

Antonyms — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Rhymes

what but cut butt slut nut gut hut somewhat mutt rut tut strut putt smut uncut

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Crossword clues

“Another word for close” gen-syn

Anagrams

thus huts tush

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Words you can make from SHUT

us uh shut thus hut sh huts ut tush uts