shut-in

1 of 3

noun

ˈshət-ˌin

: a person who is confined to home, a room, or bed because of illness or incapacity

: a narrow gorge-shaped part of an otherwise wide valley

: available oil or gas which is not being produced from an existing well

shut-in

2 of 3

adjective

ˈshət-ˈin

: confined to one's home or an institution by illness or incapacity

: secretive, brooding

a bitter, shut-in face

Claudia Cassidy

: tending to avoid social contact : withdrawn

the shut-in personality type

S. K. Weinberg

shut in

3 of 3

verb

shut in; shutting in; shuts in

transitive verb

: confine, enclose

: to prevent production of (oil or gas) by closing down a well

shut-in

noun

as in recluse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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recluse
hermit
solitary
homebody
isolate
anchorite
eremite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

socialite
socializer

as in valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

valley
hollow
vale
glen
canyon
gorge
dale
gulch
dell
ravine
fissure
pass
abyss
crevasse
saddle
combe
crevice
cleft
col
coombe
coomb
flume
chasm
linn
gap
basin
gulf
defile
notch
trench
couloir
cirque
pothole
gill
kettle
gutter
kloof
trough
floodplain
wash
gully
arroyo
coulee
wadi
draw
barranca
gulley
barranco
cwm
nullah

单词	shut-in
释义	shut-in 1 of 3 noun ˈshət-ˌin 1 : a person who is confined to home, a room, or bed because of illness or incapacity 2 : a narrow gorge-shaped part of an otherwise wide valley 3 : available oil or gas which is not being produced from an existing well shut-in 2 of 3 adjective ˈshət-ˈin 1 : confined to one's home or an institution by illness or incapacity 2 a : secretive, brooding a bitter, shut-in face Claudia Cassidy b : tending to avoid social contact : withdrawn the shut-in personality type S. K. Weinberg shut in 3 of 3 verb shut in; shutting in; shuts in transitive verb 1 : confine, enclose 2 : to prevent production of (oil or gas) by closing down a well Word History First Known Use Noun 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition shut-in 1 of 2 noun ˈshət-ˌin : a person who is confined to home, a room, or bed because of illness or incapacity shut-in 2 of 2 adjective ˌshət-ˌin 1 : confined to one's home or an institution by illness or incapacity 2 : tending to avoid social contact : withdrawn diagnostic and prognostic significance of the shut-in personality type S. K. Weinberg shut-in noun 1 as in recluse Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance recluse hermit solitary homebody isolate anchorite eremite Antonyms & Near Antonyms socialite socializer 2 as in valley Synonyms & Similar Words valley hollow vale glen canyon gorge dale gulch dell ravine fissure pass abyss crevasse saddle combe crevice cleft col coombe coomb flume chasm linn gap basin gulf defile notch trench couloir cirque pothole gill kettle gutter kloof trough floodplain wash gully arroyo coulee wadi draw barranca gulley barranco cwm nullah
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