curtain
US /ˈkɝtən/
Definition
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
She closed the curtains to keep the afternoon sun out of the room.
Synonyms
- drapehanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- blindpeople who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
Collocations
- Easy draw the window curtainto compose, extract, or formulate regarding the window curtain
- Medium shower curtain linerto shower curtain liner, meaning to expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
- Hard heavy velvet stage curtaindescribing heavy velvet stage curtain (an actor who plays villainous roles)
- Very Hard bring down the curtain on a stellar careerto cause or carry to a place or result regarding down the curtain on a stellar career
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.