noun Download 🔗Share A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. Examples : "She closed the curtains to block out the bright morning sun. " property material building item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater. Examples : "The curtains rose, and the play began. " stage entertainment art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises. Examples : "He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry." entertainment stage Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall. Examples : "The enemy soldiers focused their attack on the curtains between the castle's massive towers, hoping to breach the defenses. " architecture military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (also "final curtain") Death. Examples : "After a long and painful illness, the curtains finally fell for my grandfather last night. " literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc. Examples : "The curtains of the museum building separated the main exhibition hall from the gift shop. " architecture building part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flag; an ensign. Examples : "The ship's curtains flew proudly in the wind, signaling its nationality. " nation nautical military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains. Examples : "She curtains the window in her bedroom every morning to let in the sunlight. " property building architecture utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain. Examples : "The thick fog curtains the mountain, making it impossible to see the peak. " appearance action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end, death Examples : ""What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them."" stage entertainment literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect Examples : "After swirling the port, beautiful curtains formed inside the glass, slowly dripping back into the wine. " drink chemistry physics science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading