Curtain

//ˈkɜːtn̩//

Synonyms for "curtain" (301 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (90)

Related words (150)

hang up hang-up hanging hazard hide hitch hoke act hood housing hurdle hush-up interlude intermezzo intermission introduction iron curtain ironbound security izzard joker keep under cover

Show 128 more words

lambrequin last last breath last gasp last things last trumpet last word last words latter end lay on lay over light shield loophole lunette machicolation mantelet mantle mask merlon mound muffle number oath of secrecy obduce obfuscate objection obscure obstacle obstruction obstructive occult official secrecy omega one small difficulty outwork overlay overshadow overspread palisade pall parados parapet parasol payoff pendant period peroration portcullis postern gate prologue put on quietus rag rampart ravelin redan redoubt repression resolution resting place routine rub sally port scarp scene scenery sconce screen scrim scum seal of secrecy security shader shadow shelter shield shroud shtick shutter side scene sketch skit slur over smothering snag song and dance spread over stage screw stand-up comedy act stifling stockade stoppage stopping place striptease stumbling block stumbling stone sunblind sunshade superimpose superpose suppression swan song tab tableau teaser tenaille term terminal termination terminus tormentor transformation transformation scene turn umbrella vallation vallum varnish veil of secrecy vestment whitewash windup wing wingcut woodcut work wraps z

Noun(2 words)

mantle pall

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

12 relation types

More general

9 entries

barrier blind furnish furnishing offer provide render screen supply

Synonyms

6 entries

arras becurtain drop lambrequin shade veil

Related terms

2 entries

blind drape

at location

8 entries

department store house movies opera show theater theatre window

capable of

1 entries

keep light out of room

derived

65 entries

Zion curtain act curtain air curtain bamboo curtain bedcurtain beef curtains behind the curtain blackout curtain bring down the curtain bring the curtain down cafe curtains chin curtain curtain array curtain bangs curtain call curtain coating

Showing 16 of 65 words.

has context

5 entries

also final curtain architecture derogatory euphemistic fortifications

has property

1 entries

essential for privacy

is a

6 entries

barrier blind book furnishings household linens market category window covering

manner of

1 entries

supply

related to

21 entries

audience bastions bed blind cloth cover death drape ensign flag hide light pavilion privacy separate stage

Showing 16 of 21 words.

used for

16 entries

blind blocking light cover window covering window dark darken decorating room get privacy get shadow inside house giving privacy hide making shade obstruct opening and closing privacy seperate space

Translations

272 translations across 111 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

perde noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

αὐλαία noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
προκάλυμμα noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Arabic

4 entries

برداي noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
برداية noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
جلالة noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
خامية noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Armenian

2 entries

վարագույր noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
վարագույր noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

4 entries

ܦܲܪܕܵܐ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ܦܲܪܕܵܐ noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
ܦܸܪܣܵܐ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ܦܸܪܣܵܐ noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Asturian

1 entries

cortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

pərdə noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
pərdə noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
pərdələmək verb (to cover with a curtain)

Bashkir

2 entries

пәрҙә noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
шаршау noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Basque

3 entries

antzoki-oihal noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
errezel noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
gortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Belarusian

4 entries

занаве́ска noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
засло́на noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
карты́на noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
парцье́ра noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Bengali

1 entries

পরদা noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Brunei Malay

1 entries

tabir noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Bulgarian

3 entries

заве́са noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
заве́са noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
перде́ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Burmese

2 entries

ကန့်လန့်ကာ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
တင်းထိမ် noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Catalan

2 entries

cortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
teló noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

پەردە noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Chinese

4 entries

kha-tián noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
窗仔 noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
窗仔簾 /窗仔帘 noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
窗簾仔 /窗帘仔 noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

窗簾 /窗帘 noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

幕布 noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
窗簾 /窗帘 noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
簾子 /帘子 noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Chuvash

1 entries

чаршав noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Czech

3 entries

opona noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
záclona noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
závěs noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Danish

2 entries

gardin noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tæppe noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Dari

2 entries

پَرْدَه noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
پَرْدَه noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Dutch

2 entries

doek noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
gordijn noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Esperanto

2 entries

kurteno noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
kurteno noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Estonian

2 entries

eesriie noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
kardin noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Faroese

2 entries

gardina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
gluggatjald noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Finnish

3 entries

esirippu noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
verho noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
verhota verb (to cover with a curtain)

French

2 entries

rideau noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
rideau noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Galician

1 entries

cortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Georgian

2 entries

ფარდა noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ფარდა noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

German

3 entries

Gardine noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
Vorhang noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
Vorhang noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Greek

2 entries

αυλαία noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
κουρτίνα noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Gujarati

1 entries

ઢાંકપિછોડો noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Hebrew

2 entries

וִילוֹן noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
מָסָךְ noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Hindi

2 entries

पर्दा noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
पर्दा noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Hungarian

2 entries

firhang noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
függöny noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Icelandic

4 entries

gardína noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
gluggatjald noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
leikhústjald noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
tjald noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Ido

1 entries

kurteno noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Indonesian

3 entries

gorden noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tabir noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tirai noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Ingrian

1 entries

zanaveska noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Iranian Persian

2 entries

پَرْدِه noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
پَرْدِه noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Irish

2 entries

brat noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
cuirtín noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Italian

4 entries

cortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
drappeggio noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
drappo noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
sipario noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Japanese

4 entries

カーテン noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
幕 noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
引き幕 noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
緞帳 noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Kashubian

1 entries

gardina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Kazakh

1 entries

перде noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Khmer

1 entries

វាំងនន noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Korean

2 entries

커튼 noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
커튼 noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

көшөгө noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
парда noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Lao

4 entries

ຜ້າກັ້ງ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ຜ້າມ່ານ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ມ່ານ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ວິສູດ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Latin

3 entries

aulaeum noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
plagula noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
sīparium noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Latvian

1 entries

aizkars noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Lithuanian

1 entries

užuolaida noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

gardina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Rido noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Macedonian

3 entries

завеса noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
кули́са noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
перде noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Malay

3 entries

langsir noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tabir noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tirai noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Maltese

1 entries

purtiera noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Mongolian

4 entries

хөшиг noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
хөшиг noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
ᠬᠥᠰᠢᠭᠡ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ᠬᠥᠰᠢᠭᠡ noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Māori

4 entries

pīhi noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tauārai noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tiāroa noun (in a fortification the main area of a fortified wall.)
ārai noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

North Wales Welsh

1 entries

hangins noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Northern Altai

1 entries

кӧжӧӧ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

perde noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Northern Sami

3 entries

glássaliidni noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
láseliidni noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
lássaliidni noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Norwegian

2 entries

forheng noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
teppe noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

gardin noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

forheng noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
gardin noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
teppe noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Occitan

1 entries

cortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Odia

1 entries

ପରଦା noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Old English

1 entries

wāgrift noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

پرده noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
پرده noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
پردهلمك verb (to cover with a curtain)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries

зависа noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
фиронґа noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Pashto

2 entries

پرده noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
پېڅول noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Väahank noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Polish

4 entries

firana noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
firanka noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
kurtyna noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
zasłona noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Portuguese

4 entries

cortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
cortina noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
acortinar verb (to cover with a curtain)
cobrir com cortina verb (to cover with a curtain)

Punjabi

4 entries

پَرْدَہ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
پَرْدَہ noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
ਪਰਦਾ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ਪਰਦਾ noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Romanian

3 entries

cortină noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
draperie noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
perdea noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Romansch

4 entries

curtgina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
sumbrival noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tenda noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
umbrival noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Russian

4 entries

гарди́на noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
за́навес noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
занаве́ска noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
кули́са noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

cùirtear noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
cùirtear noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

zástor noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
zástor noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
zȃvesa noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
zȃvesa noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Skolt Sami

1 entries

zääˊvesǩ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Slovak

2 entries

opona noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
opona noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Slovene

2 entries

zavésa noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
zavésa noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Somali

1 entries

daah noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

South Wales Welsh

1 entries

hangers noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Southern Altai

1 entries

кӧжӧгӧ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Spanish

2 entries

cortina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
telón noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Swahili

3 entries

pazia noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
pazia noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
pazia verb (to cover with a curtain)

Swedish

4 entries

förhänge noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
gardin noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ridå noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
skynke noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Tagalog

2 entries

kurtina noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
kurtina noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Tajik

1 entries

парда noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Tamil

4 entries

திரை noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
திரை noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
திரைச்சீலை noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
திரை போர்த்து verb (to cover with a curtain)

Tatar

1 entries

пәрдә noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Telugu

1 entries

తెర noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Thai

2 entries

ผ้าม่าน noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ม่าน noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Tibetan

2 entries

ཁྲ་ཡོལ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ཡོལ་བ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Turkish

3 entries

perde noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
perde noun (piece of cloth in a theater)
perdelemek verb (to cover with a curtain)

Turkmen

2 entries

perde noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
tuty noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Ukrainian

4 entries

заві́са noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
занаві́ска noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
засло́на noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
курти́на noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Unami

1 entries

kpapehële noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Urdu

2 entries

پَرْدَہ noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
پَرْدَہ noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Uyghur

1 entries

پەردە noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Uzbek

1 entries

parda noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Venetan

1 entries

coltrìna noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Vietnamese

4 entries

màn noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
màn cửa noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
ri-đô noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
rèm noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Walloon

2 entries

gordene noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
toele noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Welsh

3 entries

cyrten noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
llen noun (piece of cloth covering a window)
llen noun (piece of cloth in a theater)

Yiddish

1 entries

פֿירהאַנג noun (piece of cloth covering a window)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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I'll open the curtain for you to look out.

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I waited for the curtain to rise with my heart beating in excitement.

Source: tatoeba (18947)

The curtain rises at 7 p.m.

Source: tatoeba (22056)

We found out a secret door behind the curtain.

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Curtain

Synonyms for "curtain" (301 found)

Closest matches (61)

Strong matches (90)

Related words (150)

Related word relations

More general

Synonyms

Related terms

at location

capable of

derived

has context

has property

is a

manner of

related to

used for

Translations

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Asturian

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Basque

Belarusian

Bengali

Brunei Malay

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Central Kurdish

Chinese

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Chuvash

Czech

Danish

Dari

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Faroese

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Indonesian

Ingrian

Iranian Persian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kashubian

Kazakh

Khmer

Korean

Kyrgyz

Lao

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Lower Sorbian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malay

Maltese

Mongolian

Māori