noun
1 fabric that covers a window/opening ⇨ See also ↑ drape
ADJECTIVE
▪ shower
▪ closed , drawn , open
▪ lace , silk , velvet
▪ net ( BrE )
▪ heavy , thick
▪ sheer
VERB + CURTAIN
▪ close , draw , open , pull , shut
▪
They sat in the dark with the ~s drawn.
▪
She pulled back the ~s, and sunlight streamed in.
▪ hang
CURTAIN + VERB
▪ hang
▪
Pretty ~s hung either side of the kitchen window.
▪ billow , blow , flutter
▪
The ~s billowed as the wind caught them.
CURTAIN + NOUN
▪ rail , rod ( AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ behind a/the ~
▪
He took a bag from a shelf behind some ~s.
2 in a theatre/theater
ADJECTIVE
▪ final
CURTAIN + VERB
▪ go up , open , part , rise
▪ close , come down , fall
▪
At the end of the play the ~ came down to tremendous applause.