Word Finder - curtains

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A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

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A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

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(by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.

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He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.

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(fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.

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(also "final curtain") Death.

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That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.

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A flag; an ensign.

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To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.

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To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.

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(in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end, death

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"What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them."

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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

I didn't get any curtains or furniture yet.

Curtains shut out the light.

Her curtains were down to seal away the sunlight, and she was curled up in a ball in the middle of her bed with her back to the door.

She suddenly realized the curtains were open, and the sun streaming into her window didn't hurt her eyes.

You know, this house wouldn't be as cold if there were some curtains on the window and some rugs on the floor.

There are some curtains and rugs in the attic - I'm sure you've already found them.

The curtains closed and the lights came on.

The walls were bare, the curtains drawn even during daylight, and the heavy wooden furniture solid and worn.

Light poured in from a large window, and a fan overhead made the curtains flutter.

The sun was trying to force its way through the curtains.

It wasn't the first time she had done so, but this morning she had run across some curtains and rugs in the attic.

Sometimes. Anyway, it's the paneling that makes the room so dark, not the curtains over the windows.

By noon she had the pictures and mirrors on the walls and was hanging the curtains when Cade came in.

A crew was supposed to be out in the next week or so to do the work, but she wanted to measure the windows for curtains.

Of the second kind, galim (used in Europe for curtains, hangings, and chair-covers), considerable quantities are exported from Shushter and Kurdistan.

A peek behind the net curtains into a world we don't want to look at.

This site has many options for plaid shower curtains, and it also has patchwork shower curtains made from plaid fabrics.

Country Fair specializes in country decorating and has shower curtains available in many different plaid fabrics.

You'll find several nice plaid shower curtains at Piper Classics.

In Actinia, as in all Anthozoan zooids, the coelenteron is not a simple cavity, as in a Hydroid, but is divided by a number of radial folds or curtains of soft tissue into a corresponding number of radial chambers.

The acoustic quality of a room may be improved by breaking up the smooth surfaces by curtains or by arrangement of furniture.

The rest of the walls were bare, the curtains drawn even during daylight, and the heavy wooden furniture solid and worn.

Sofia went, trailing them down a hall with antiseptic-laced air to an open bay with beds separated by curtains.

Dean passed a timeworn farmhouse now sitting empty on land far more valuable to a developer than its intended use, its torn curtains shimmering in the paint-peeled window frame—an Andrew Wyeth painting.

It was bright, the windows open to the soft underworld breeze and curtains fluttering.

Was she dead or … A glimpse of blue beyond the curtains drew her to the balcony, and she pushed the drapes aside, astonished to see the swath of ocean resembling miles of blue silk.

Bedrooms comprises several pages of bedlinen with co-ordinating curtains, lampshades, smart seagrass laundry baskets, duvets, pillows, and quilted bedcovers.

Potato Sorting Back at the ranch, Val had more potatoes drying off on old shower curtains laid on the lawn.

A joy to pull the curtains in the morning!

He draws the curtains on his bedroom window to block out the view.

It was converted into a rudimentary studio by draping heavy black curtains on the walls to deaden the noise from the passing trains.

My husband remembered there used to be black-out curtains in the basement which were still there.

I also needed a great deal of assistance & help to understand why these ready-made curtains would cost me £ 299.

Now at that time, we didn't have any curtains, nor even a curtain pole on the back kitchen window.

Well, hidden behind drawn velvet curtains you will find a back room cinema furnished like a Bedouin tent.

How wonderful it was to be able to switch on the lights indoor without worrying about pulling the blackout curtains.

Periton's new work for Gallery 4 will hang over the windows like intricate lace curtains.

In it are some fine white stalactite curtains and straws up to three feet long.

We were just seeing each other's faces behind the iron curtains.

The walls are a sunny Chinese yellow, set off by long cream cotton damask curtains and the cream sofa.

Sarah provides commentary for the ' Behind the curtains ' clips, and she's really down-to-earth and fun to listen.

There is an enclosed cabin and an open foredeck (with curtains ), a toilet, a sink and a small cooker.

Opening the curtains the next morning at 7 brought upon sights of a very frosty forest.

It's got a photo of me on it sporting a straggly curtains hairdo like a 90s boyband member.

Curtains are only effective with relatively low-pressure showers, they tend to get moldy and they are a bind to take down and clean.

Or kicking off my shoes, with curtains closed to watch an afternoon matinee is a treat.

Thus, synthetics which resist mildew compete favorably with cotton in making sails for boats or shower curtains.

Ironically enough there isn't any full-frontal nudity in CURTAINS; at least not in the version I saw.

There are lace curtains and china ornaments and an elderly couple very frightened.

To find out, smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.