curtain
🇺🇸
/ˈkɜːrtn/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɜːtn/
noun
B1
A cloth hung to cover a window.
She closed the curtain to block the sunlight.
R
A thin cloth that lets light in but keeps privacy.
The curtain lets in light but hides the room.
B1
A cloth screen in a room or around a bed.
He hid behind the curtain in the room.
B1
A heavy cloth in front of a theater stage.
The curtain rose to start the play.
R
Something that covers or hides.
Her hair fell like a curtain over her face.
verb
R
To put curtains on a window or room.
They will curtain the windows next week.
translation
A cloth hung to cover a window.; A thin cloth that lets light in but keeps privacy.; A cloth screen in a room or around a bed.; A heavy cloth in front of a theater stage.; Something that covers or hides.
To put curtains on a window or room.
Word Forms
Plural
curtains
Perfect
curtained
Past
curtained
Progressive
curtaining
3rd Present
curtains