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shut-in

shut-in

See also: shut in

English

Adjective

shut-in (not comparable)

  1. Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.
  2. Introverted.

Noun

shut-in (plural shut-ins)

  1. A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
    He visited shut-ins as a good deed.