curtain

[US]/ˈkɜːtn/
[UK]/ˈkɜːrtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a piece of cloth or other material suspended at the top to form a covering or screen, typically one of a pair at a window.
vt. to provide with a curtain, to cover or screen with a curtain.

Phrases & Collocations

window curtain

shower curtain

curtain rod

draw the curtain

thick curtains

curtain wall

glass curtain wall

behind the curtain

water curtain

curtain grouting

air curtain

curtain call

bamboo curtain

iron curtain

curtain of night

curtain material

door curtain

grout curtain

curtain coating

net curtain

curtain track

Example Sentences

The curtain went up.

The curtain was yellow with age.

curtain-up is at 8 pm.

in the shadow of the curtains;

a curtain blocking the stage.

The curtains hang well.

The curtains hung well.

Loop the curtains up.

The curtains are solid blue.

The curtains are aflame!

the curtain of mist before the mountain; a heavy curtain of artillery fire.

curtains that fluttered in the breeze.

there were no curtains around the showers.

cotton curtains blowing in the breeze.

curtains heavy with gold braiding.

a corded curtain track.

a curtained-off side room.

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