curtains
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/
Noun
  1. plural form of curtain
  2. (figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end, 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."
  3. (colloquial) 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
Synonyms Translations
  • French: fichu
  • Russian: кранты́
Verb
  1. third-person singular form of curtain



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