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- pronunciation:
- kuhr
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A curtain is a piece of cloth that hangs in a window or other opening. The curtain shuts out light or covers something.
Every morning, I open my bedroom curtains to see if it has snowed yet.
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| definition 2: |
A curtain is anything that acts as a screen or cover.
The house was hidden from the road by a curtain of trees.- similar words:
- screen
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| definition 3: |
A curtain is used to hide the stage in a theater.
The audience got excited when music began to play and the curtain went up.
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| related words: |
blind, cover, wall |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
curtains, curtaining, curtained |
| definition: |
When you curtain something, you hide it or block it off.
Fog curtained the mountain.- similar words:
- cover
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| related words: |
conceal |
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