Search Result:shut-in
Overview of noun shut-in
The noun shut-in has 1 sense
- invalid, shut-in -- (someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury)
Overview of verb shut-in
The verb shut in has 1 sense
- enclose, close in, inclose, shut in -- (surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence")
Overview of adj shut-in
The adj shut-in has 2 senses
- introvertish, shut-in -- (somewhat introverted)
- homebound, housebound, shut-in -- (confined usually by illness)