These are the meanings of the letters CHUTS when you unscramble them.
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Scut (n.)
The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, sp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself.
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Shut (imp. & p. p.)
of Shut
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Shut (v. t.)
To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
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Shut (v. t.)
To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.
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Shut (v. t.)
To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
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Shut (v. t.)
To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book.
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Shut (v. i.)
To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.
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Shut (a.)
Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
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Shut (a.)
Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person.
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Shut (a.)
Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.
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Shut (a.)
Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, /, /, /, /, /, always are.
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Shut (n.)
The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
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Shut (n.)
A door or cover; a shutter.
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Shut (n.)
The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.
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Such (a.)
Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better.
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Such (a.)
Having the particular quality or character specified.
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Such (a.)
The same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed.
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Such (a.)
Certain; -- representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
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Thus (n.)
The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.
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Thus (adv.)
In this or that manner; on this wise.
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Thus (adv.)
To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold.
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Tush (interj.)
An exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as, tush, tush! do not speak of it.
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Tush (n.)
A long, pointed tooth; a tusk; -- applied especially to certain teeth of horses.