- Open your mouth and close/shut your eyes.
- I can't close/shut the window. Can you help me?
The past participles closed and shut can be used as adjectives.
- The post office is closed/shut on Saturday afternoon.
Shut is not usually used before a noun.
- a closed door (not a shut door)
- closed eyes (not shut eyes)
2 We prefer close for slow movements (like flowers closing at night), and close is more common in a formal style.
- As we watched, he closed his eyes for the last time.
- Shut your mouth!
3 We close roads, railways etc (channels of communication).
We close ( = end) letters, bank accounts, meetings etc.
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