Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with curtain in American Collocation
curtain
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈkɜrt(ə)n/
thick
blackout
heavy
plush
thick
His duties were to inspect houses to see that no chinks of light were showing through the blackout curtains.
thin
gauzy
sheer
Sun shone through the white gauzy curtains.
of a material
cotton
lace
net
silk
velvet
I decided to put up some net curtains.
already made
made-to-measure
ready-made
She creates made-to-measure curtains and Roman blinds in her home workshop.
patterned
floral
flowery
striped
She bought a pair of pale blue and gold striped curtains.
open the curtains
draw (back)
open
pull (back)
Ask a neighbour to make the house look occupied by closing and drawing the curtains daily.
It is a joy to pull the curtains in the morning!
close the curtains
close
draw
pull
shut
He draws the curtains on his bedroom window to block out the view.
Darren threw cushions on the floor and Lisa felt a quick flash of relief that she had pulled the curtains.
put up curtains
hang
put up
I lost an earring as I was hanging some new curtains.