shutters

Hinged window covers

Shutters are hinged panels that cover windows, either exterior panels for protection from weather and intruders, or interior louvered panels for controlling light and privacy.

To shutter a business is to close it permanently: They shuttered the factory last year.

In photography, the shutter is the mechanism controlling how long light reaches the film or sensor.

lightcontrol

blinds

Adjustable slatted window coverings

sunlight · glare · dimming · filtering · shade · exposure · brightness · diffuse · dappled · slatted

architectural

Victorian

Of a prim era

Bahama · Bermuda · exterior · interior · decorative · ornamental · hinged · folding · bi-fold · facade

security

protection

Guarding against harm

fortification · barrier · storm · hurricane · boarding · bracing · impact-resistant · solid · locked · bolted

photography

aperture

Adjustable optical inlet

  • clickBrief sharp noise
  • exposureState of being unprotected
  • lensLight-focusing curved glass

camera · mechanical · release · curtain · leaf · trigger · burst · frame · capture · DSLR

privacy

seclusion

Voluntary withdrawal from society

hidden · closed · interior · retreat · sanctuary · intimacy · screening · obscured · secluded · partitioned

Categories
Opposites
window covering status

shuttersopen windows

Unsealed glazed wall gaps

glass · glazing · curtains · drapes · blinds

openness/closure

shuttersunshuttered

With coverings removed

exposed · revealed · unblocked · unobstructed

light control mechanism

shuttersskylights

Overhead glass openings

picture windows · glass walls · curtains

Phrases
Family

shutter, shuttered, shutterbug, shuttering, unshuttered

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G