Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 2 compound words that contain curtains. The most common are listed below. Open curtains in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- shower curtainsplural of shower curtain: A waterproof curtain which hangs by the shower, to prevent water splashing from the shower.
- draw the curtainsTo close the curtains by pulling them together.
- net curtainsplural of net curtain: A thin curtain that allows light into a room but prevents people outside from seeing inside.
- Zion curtainsplural of Zion curtain: A barrier required by Utah state law (until July 2017) to hide areas where alcohol was prepared from restaurant patrons.
- blackout curtainsplural of blackout curtain: A curtain made from blackout material, designed to block light (e.g. sunlight through a window) much more than a standard curtain.
- act curtainsplural of act curtain: The curtain or curtains at the very front of the stage, separating it from the house.
- air curtainsplural of air curtain: A device used to prevent air, contaminants, or flying insects from moving from one open space to another.
- cafe curtainsA style of curtain where both the lower half of a window and the top are covered, but with a gap in the upper half.
- chin curtainsplural of chin curtain: A beard that grows along the jawline and covers the chin completely.
- curtains offthird-person singular simple present indicative of curtain off: To separate, isolate or block by means of a curtain or other barrier.
- final curtainsplural of final curtain: The last time the curtain is lowered, after a performance and any curtain calls.
- front curtainsplural of front curtain: The curtain or curtains at the very front of the stage, separating it from the house.
- green curtainsplural of green curtain: A curtain made of plants, typically vining plants or shrubs, that is grown vertically to create a shade-providing barrier.
- house curtainsplural of house curtain: The curtain or curtains at the very front of the stage, separating it from the house.
- iron curtainsplural of iron curtain: The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War (1947–1991).
- lace curtainsplural of lace curtain: Having social aspirations, or pretending to be middle class.
- main curtainsplural of main curtain: The curtain or curtains at the very front of the stage, separating it from the house.
- safety curtainsplural of safety curtain: A fireproof curtain which can be lowered to stop the spread of fire between the auditorium and the stage.
- tableau curtainsplural of tableau curtain: A stage curtain of a kind that rises diagonally, not revealing the entire stage.
- fortification curtainsplural of fortification curtain: The section of a wall or rampart between two gates, bastions, towers or the like.
- front-of-house curtainsplural of front-of-house curtain: The curtain or curtains at the very front of the stage, separating it from the house.
- olio curtainsplural of olio curtain: A large canvas or drop that is attached at the bottom to a long rigid tube rigged to roll as it rises out, used in vaudeville theater.
- proscenium curtainsplural of proscenium curtain: The curtain or curtains at the very front of the stage, separating it from the house.
Compound words 2
- bedcurtainsplural of bedcurtain: One of the curtains around the sides of an old-fashioned bed.
- overcurtainsplural of overcurtain: A curtain that is draped over something.