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curtain
verbs
draw/close/pull the curtains
(= close them )
• The room was dark because the curtains were drawn.
open/draw (back)/pull back the curtains
(= open them )
• Would you mind opening the curtains?
curtains hang
• Bright red curtains hung cheerfully at all the windows.
put up/hang curtains
(= fix new curtains at a window )
• She was standing on a ladder hanging some new curtains.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + curtain
heavy/thick curtains
(= made of thick material )
• Heavy curtains help to keep the house warm.
velvet/net/lace etc curtains
(= made of velvet, net etc )
a shower curtain
(= for keeping the water in the shower )
curtain + NOUN
a curtain rail/pole/rod
(= a long stick for hanging a curtain )
• Velvet can be heavy so choose a strong curtain pole.
curtain fabric/material
(= for making curtains )
• I need to go to town to buy some curtain fabric.
curtain hooks
(= for attaching curtains to a rail )
• The curtain has loops, so you don't need curtain hooks.
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noun fabric that covers a window VERB + CURTAIN close, draw, open, pull (across/aside/back/closed) They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn. She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in. CURTAIN + VERB hang Heavy red velvet curtains hung either side of the huge window. | billow The curtains billowed madly as the wind caught them. PREP. behind a/the ~ He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains. in a theatre ADJ. final CURTAIN + VERB go up, open, part, rise | close, come down, fall At the end of the play the curtain came down to tremendous applause.
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