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shut-in en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/

Etymology

Deverbal from shut in.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.

Translations (2)

es ermitaño (adjective) · es enclaustrado (adjective)

shut-in en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/

Etymology

Deverbal from shut in.

Meanings

1. A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
   • He visited shut-ins as a good deed.
2. A narrow river gorge confined by resistant rock layers; a type of rock formation in which a stream is confined to a narrow bed of resistant stone.
   • A shut-in is a geological feature similar to a gorge that “shuts-in” the river. 2024 January 16 (last accessed), Missouri Department of Natural Resources, “Swimming at Johnson's Shut-ins State Park”, in Missouri State Parks, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2024:

Forms

Relateds

housebound · shutup

Translations (2)

es confinado (person) · es enclaustrado (person)