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Shut-in   /ʃət-ɪn/   Listen
Shut-in

noun
1.
Someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury.  Synonym: invalid.






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"Shut-in" Quotes from Famous Books



... cold in this shut-in place," she protested. "Not a breath could touch any one in here, ...
— The Twenty-Fourth of June • Grace S. Richmond

... "The Glens" are peculiar, primitive, and distinct. In these shut-in retreats the ancient Irish and Roman Catholic element largely prevails. When, in consequence of frequent rebellions, the original inhabitants were well-nigh exterminated, and their places taken by ...
— A Child of the Glens - or, Elsie's Fortune • Edward Newenham Hoare



Words linked to "Shut-in" :   introvertive, sick person, introversive, housebound, diseased person, sufferer, confined



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