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shuts

The correct spelling is shuts.

How to pronounce shuts

noun

IPA: /ʃʌts/

Say it like: Shu-ts

The correct spelling is shuts. The act or time of shutting; close. For example: "the shut of a door"

Usage Examples

the shut of a door

Please shut the door.

If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act or time of shutting; close.
  2. 2.A door or cover; a shutter.
  3. 3.The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
  4. 4.A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.

verb

  1. 1.To close, to stop from being open.
  2. 2.To close, to stop being open.
  3. 3.To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
  4. 4.To confine in an enclosed area.
  5. 5.To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.

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