Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "shut" can be used as verb, adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

open

Derived Terms

beshut buss-up-shut cold shut cut-and-shut every shut eye isn't asleep keep one's mouth shut open and shut open and shut case open-and-shut outshut shut away shut down shut in shut it shut my mouth shut of shut off shut one's eyes shut one's eyes and think of England shut one's eyes to shut one's face shut one's gob shut one's head shut one's mouth shut one's trap shut out shut the box shut the door shut the door on shut the fridge shut the front door shut the stable door after the horse has bolted shut up shut up shop shut your face shut your mouth shut your trap shut-down shut-eye shut-in shut-out shutdown shutout shutter shuttle wide shut with one's eyes shut

Etymologically Related To

chute shoot shute

Context

british dialect shropshire

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

change state displace keep move prevent turn

Related Terms

alleyway business close closed cover door line metal open passageway place short cut shutter stop weld

Similar Terms

blinking close close closed closed compressed squinched squinting tight winking

Synonym Network

close closed exclude

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.