noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of curtain form-of, plural
2. 2
   An end or death. figuratively, plural, plural-only

   "It's curtains for you!"

3. 3
   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. colloquial, plural, plural-only

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of curtain form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

annihilationapodosisbanebiological deathcatastropheceasing

Example

More examples

"What sort of curtains do you think would go with the carpet?"

Related phrases

marangoni effectsurface tension

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