Curtain in English dictionary

  • curtain

    Meanings and definitions of "Curtain"

    • A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
    • (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
    • (euphemism, also "final curtain") death
    • To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
    • noun
      A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
    • noun
      A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
    • noun
      (fortifications)
      The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
    • noun
      (euphemistic, also "final curtain")
      Death.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
    • noun
      (obsolete, derogatory)
      A flag; an ensign.
    • verb
      To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.
    • curtain (novel)
    • piece of cloth covering a window
    • piece of cloth in a theater
    • to cover with a curtain
    • A piece of cloth covering a window to keep the sun from shining inside.
    • noun
      any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
    • noun
      hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
    • verb
      provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"

    Synonyms of "Curtain" in English dictionary

    furnish, drapery, furnishing are the top synonyms of "Curtain" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Curtain

    • curtain ( plural  curtains)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza curtain, lm  liczba mnoga curtains
    • curtain ( third-person singular simple present curtains, present participle curtaining, simple past and past participle curtained)
    • curtain (plural curtains)
    • curtain (third-person singular simple present curtains, present participle curtaining, simple past and past participle curtained)
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