curtain

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɜːtn̩/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɝtn̩/ or [ˈkɝʔn̩]

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Noun

Singular curtain

Plural curtains

a window with curtains on either side

1. (usually plural) Curtains are pieces of cloth that hang in front of a window, door, or stage.

   So I'll close the curtains and the room now will be quite dark.

   We put all the lights on and draw the curtains when we're going to go out.

   They got new curtains to match the carpet and the furniture.

2. A curtain is a substance, or group of items that blocks your view or blocks access.

   The base of the rock is undercut, permitting walkers to pass behind the curtain of falling water.

   Suddenly she came out through the last curtain of trees and found herself looking down over sunlit green field.

Synonyms

• screen

Verb

Plain form curtain

Third-person singular curtains

Past tense curtained

Past participle curtained

Present participle curtaining

1. If you curtain something off, you put a curtain around it.