curtain

Meaning of curtain

noun
  1. a piece of material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways along a rail and found as one of a pair at a window.
    she drew the curtains and lit the fire
    through the curtain of falling snow, she could just make out gravestones
  2. a screen of heavy cloth or other material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage.
    he wants to see you directly the curtain comes down
  3. a disastrous outcome.
    it looked like curtains for me
verb
  1. provide with a curtain or curtains.
    is it OK if we only curtain the lower windows?

Middle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.

Information about curtain

  • The plural form of curtain is: curtains.
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Hyphenation of curtain

cur-tain

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • curtain is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

curtain synonyms

Meaning drape:

drape, drapery, mantle, pall

Meaning a decorative piece of fabric or curtain hung on the wall of a room or around a bed:

hanging

Meaning a fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy:

screen

Meaning a screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats:

blind

Meaning a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid:

blackout

Meaning the practice in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from men or strangers, especially by means of a curtain:

purdah

Meaning a thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it:

cover

Meaning a broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles:

shield

Meaning a sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders:

cloak

Meaning a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise:

veil

Translation of curtain

Anagrams of curtain

Turcian, turacin

Words that rhyme with curtain

tain, Patain, copatain, obtain, preobtain, reobtain, betain, detain, predetain, retain, chieftain, Britain, Maritain, britain, huitain, Mountain, catamountain, contain, fountain, intermountain, maintain, mountain, plantain, precontain, premaintain, quintain, remaintain, submountain, transmountain, undermountain, upmountain, Potain, chevrotain, infotain, Captain, Ptain, captain, cocaptain, subcaptain, undercaptain, McCurtain, appertain, ascertain, certain, discurtain, encurtain, entertain, incertain, incurtain, noncertain

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