Search Result for "shut-in": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury;
[syn: invalid, shut-in]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. somewhat introverted;
[syn: introvertish, shut-in]

2. confined usually by illness;
[syn: homebound, housebound, shut-in]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

shut-in
    adj 1: somewhat introverted [syn: introvertish, shut-in]
    2: confined usually by illness [syn: homebound, housebound,
       shut-in]
    n 1: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
         [syn: invalid, shut-in]