shut-in

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from shut in. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/ === Adjective === shut-in (not comparable) Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness. === Noun === shut-in (plural shut-ins) A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity. A narrow river gorge confined by resistant rock layers; a type of rock formation in which a stream is confined to a narrow bed of resistant stone. === See also === housebound (geology:) shutup === Anagrams === unshit