Collocations for curtain - noun
1. fabric that covers a window/opening
→ See also drape
VERB + curtain
close,
draw,
open,
pull,
shut
They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn.
She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.
They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn.
She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.
hang
curtain + VERB
hang
Pretty curtains hung either side of the kitchen window.
Pretty curtains hung either side of the kitchen window.
billow,
blow,
flutter
The curtains billowed as the wind caught them.
The curtains billowed as the wind caught them.
2. in a theatre/theater
curtain + VERB
go up,
open,
part,
rise
close, come down, fall
At the end of the play the curtain came down to tremendous applause.
close, come down, fall
At the end of the play the curtain came down to tremendous applause.