shuts Meaning & Definition
/ʃʌts/
What Does Shuts Mean?
As a verb, shuts means third-person singular simple present indicative of shut. As a noun, it means plural of shut. As a noun, it means The act or time of shutting; close.
Shuts Definition (Verb)
- third-person singular simple present indicative of shut
Shuts as a Noun
- plural of shut
Noun
- The act or time of shutting; close.
the shut of a door
- A door or cover; a shutter.
- The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
Verb
- To close, to stop from being open.
Please shut the door.
- To close, to stop being open.
If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
- To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.
- To confine in an enclosed area.
I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.
- To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
He's just shut his finger in the door.
- To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
Noun
- A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.
Synonyms of Shuts
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Shuts synonyms and antonyms →Shuts in a Sentence
the shut of a door
Please shut the door.
If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.
I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.
He's just shut his finger in the door.
Word Forms & Grammar
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