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shut

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "shut" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
1syllable

shut

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, shut is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofshut

1adjective
  • Closed, shut.
  • Narrow; confined.

    Example: "a close alley; close quarters"

  • At a little distance; near.

    Example: "Is your house close?"

  • Intimate; well-loved.

    Example: "He is a close friend."

  • Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
  • (Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.
  • (of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
  • Strictly confined; carefully guarded.

    Example: "a close prisoner"

  • Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
  • Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.

    Example: "a close contest"

  • Short.

    Example: "to cut grass or hair close"

  • Dense; solid; compact.
  • Concise; to the point.

    Example: "close reasoning"

  • Difficult to obtain.

    Example: "Money is close."

  • Parsimonious; stingy.
  • Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.

    Example: "a close translation"

  • Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.

    Example: "The patient was kept under close observation."

  • Marked, evident.
1noun
  • The act or time of shutting; close.

    Example: "the shut of a door"

  • A door or cover; a shutter.
  • The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
1verb
  • To close, to stop from being open.

    Example: "Please shut the door."

  • To close, to stop being open.

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

  • To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.

    Example: "The pharmacy is shut on Sunday."

  • To confine in an enclosed area.

    Example: "I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out."

  • To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.

    Example: "He's just shut his finger in the door."

  • To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
1adjective
  • Closed.

    Example: "A shut door barred our way into the house."

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