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curtain

/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/noun, verb2 syllables

Curtain means: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).

Synonyms for curtain5

noun, as in hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

drape, drapery, mantle, pall

also used for curtain

becurtain

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What does curtain mean?3

noun

1

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2

any barrier to communication or vision“a curtain of secrecy”

verb

1

provide with drapery“curtain the bedrooms”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with curtain?3

two syllables

certainburton

three syllables

uncertain
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Curtain in a sentence

  • The glass can't absorb water, but the curtain can.Amastan
  • The curtain is undrawn, and each must play his part.remline
  • When the curtain went up, the stage was dark._undertoad
  • To our amusement, the curtain began to rise ahead of time.sundown
  • She sat with that proud, delicate profile of hers outlined against the red curtain.Hybrid
  • When one presses this button, the curtain opens automatically.karloelkebekio
  • For the theater, he made coulisses and curtains.Eccles17
  • Blinds, curtains, and drapes are collectively referred to as window treatments.AlanF_US

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Forms of curtain

as a noun

plural
curtains

as a verb

past tense
curtained
present participle
curtaining
third-person singular
curtains
past participle
curtained