curtains

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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/
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Noun

curtains

  1. plural of curtain

Noun

curtains pl (plural only)

  1. (figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death.
    It's curtains for you!
    "What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them."
  2. (colloquial, oenology) 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.

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Verb

curtains

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of curtain

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