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unshut

UK/ʌnˈʃʌt/

unshut verb: to open (a door, window etc.).

Verb

unshut (third-person singular simple present unshuts, present participle unshutting, simple past and past participle unshut)

  1. (archaic) To open (a door, window etc.).
    • ANd anone as he had vnshet the wyndowe the enchaūtement was gone / thēne he knewe hym self that he had done amys / Allas he sayd that I haue lyued so long now I am shamed / Soo thenne he gat his swerd in his hand and said thow traitresse what arte thow that I haue layn by alle this nyghte / thow...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “iij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XI

Forms of unshut

third-person singular presentunshuts
present participleunshutting
past participleunshut
pastunshut

Origin of unshut

From un- + shut.

Questions about unshut

What does unshut mean?
Unshut means to open (a door, window etc.).
What part of speech is unshut?
Unshut is a verb.
How do you pronounce unshut?
Unshut is pronounced /ʌnˈʃʌt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of unshut?
The past tense of unshut is unshut.

Words near unshut in the dictionary

  1. unshunnable
  2. unshunned
  3. unshuntable
  4. unshunted
  5. unshushable
  6. unshut
  7. unshuts
  8. unshutter
  9. unshuttered
  10. unshuttering
  11. unshutters

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