curtains

nounnounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz//

An end or death.

noun

1
Also a form of curtainplural of curtain

noun

1
figurativeAn end or death.
It's curtains for you!
He called curtains on his double decade cricket career on Tuesday.
"What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them."
2
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.
3
slangThe foreskin.
4
slangThe labia.

verb

1
Also a form of curtainthird-person singular simple present indicative of curtain

curt · Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.Curt · A short form of the male given name Curtis curtain · A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer…

curtains · An end or death.

Curtis · An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally…curve · A bend, such as in a road.curved · Having a curve or curves; curving.

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