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{
"term": "curtain",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/cu/curtains.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to draw/pull/close the curtains *(= to pull them across the window so they cover it)*"
},
{
"text": "She opened her curtains and looked out."
},
{
"text": "It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn *(= closed)*."
},
{
"text": "a pair of curtains"
},
{
"text": "She looked up and saw a face peering through the curtains."
},
{
"text": "Heavy red velvet curtains hung either side of the huge window."
},
{
"text": "She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in."
},
{
"text": "The curtains billowed as the wind caught them."
},
{
"text": "They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn."
}
],
"topics": ["Houses and homes"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["shower", "closed", "drawn"],
"verb + curtain": ["close", "draw", "open"],
"curtain + verb": ["hang", "billow", "blow"],
"curtain + noun": ["rail", "rod"],
"preposition": ["behind a/the curtain"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a very thin piece of cloth that you hang at a window and that allows light to enter but stops people outside from being able to see inside",
"labels": "(North American English)British English",
"examples": [],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["shower", "closed", "drawn"],
"verb + curtain": ["close", "draw", "open"],
"curtain + verb": ["hang", "billow", "blow"],
"curtain + noun": ["rail", "rod"],
"preposition": ["behind a/the curtain"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a piece of cloth that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a shower curtain"
},
{
"text": "He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["shower", "closed", "drawn"],
"verb + curtain": ["close", "draw", "open"],
"curtain + verb": ["hang", "billow", "blow"],
"curtain + noun": ["rail", "rod"],
"preposition": ["behind a/the curtain"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre",
"labels": "(figurative)(figurative)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise *(= for the play to begin)*."
},
{
"text": "The curtain goes up to reveal a grand piano at the back of the stage."
},
{
"text": "There was tremendous applause when **the curtain came down** *(= the play ended)*."
},
{
"text": "We left just before the **final curtain** *(= the end of a play)*."
},
{
"text": "It's time to face the **final curtain** *(= the end; death)*."
},
{
"text": "The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career *(= her career has ended)*."
}
],
"topics": ["Film and theatre"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["final"],
"curtain + verb": ["go up", "open", "part"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a thing that covers, hides or protects something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **curtain of rain/smoke**"
},
{
"text": "She pushed back the curtain of brown hair from her eyes."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be a situation without hope or that you cannot escape from",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When I saw he had a gun, I thought it was curtains for me."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to finish or mark the end of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His sudden decision to retire brought down the curtain on a distinguished career."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɜːtn/",
"audio": "cu/curtain/curtain__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɜːrtn/",
"audio": "cu/curtain/curtain__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’."
}