shut-in

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shut-in - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]