" curtain "

1: something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth;

  * e.g., " ... there has long been a curtain of secrecy surrounding that group "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blanket,

•  cloak,

•  cope,

•  cover,

•  cover-up,

•  covering,

•  coverture,

•  hood,

•  mantle,

•  mask,

•  pall,

•  penumbra,

•  robe,

•  shroud,

•  veil,

•  wraps

•  Antonyms : 

•  birth,

•  nativity

2: pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room;

  * e.g., " ... the kittens keep climbing the curtains "

•  Synonyms : 

•  drapery,

•  drapes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities;

  * e.g., " ... it'll be curtains for us if we're caught "

•  Synonyms : 

•  death,

•  decease,

•  demise,

•  dissolution,

•  doom,

•  end,

•  exit,

•  expiration,

•  expiry,

•  fate,

•  grave,

•  great divide,

•  passage,

•  passing,

•  quietus,

•  sleep

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event;

  * e.g., " ... the opening of the performing arts center proved to be a curtain-raiser for the rebirth of the city's downtown "

•  Synonyms : 

•  overture,

•  preamble,

•  preliminary,

•  prelude,

•  prologue,

•  warm-up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event;

  * e.g., " ... the opening of the performing arts center proved to be a curtain-raiser for the rebirth of the city's downtown "

•  Synonyms : 

•  overtures,

•  preambles,

•  preliminaries,

•  preludes,

•  prologues,

•  warm-ups

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to keep secret or shut off from view;

  * e.g., " ... she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belie,

•  blanket,

•  blot out,

•  cloak,

•  conceal,

•  cover,

•  disguise,

•  enshroud,

•  hide,

•  mask,

•  obscure,

•  occult,

•  paper over,

•  screen,

•  shroud,

•  suppress,

•  veil

•  Antonyms : 

•  bare,

•  disclose,

•  display,

•  divulge,

•  expose,

•  reveal,

•  show,

•  uncloak,

•  uncover,

•  unmask,

•  unveil

1: as in screen (off);

•  Synonyms : 

•  screen (off),

•  bar,

•  barricade,

•  block (off),

•  blockade,

•  close (off),

•  guard,

•  wall (off),

•  dike,

•  fence,

•  gate,

•  hedge,

•  bolt,

•  lock,

•  obstruct

•  Antonyms : 

•  open,

•  unbar,

•  reopen,

•  unblock,

•  unbolt

1: to form a circle around;

  * e.g., " ... tall cypress trees ringing the park "

•  Synonyms : 

•  circle,

•  compass,

•  embrace,

•  encircle,

•  enclose,

•  encompass,

•  environ,

•  gird,

•  girdle,

•  surround,

•  wreathe

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to travel completely around;

  * e.g., " ... the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block "

•  Synonyms : 

•  circle,

•  circuit,

•  circumnavigate,

•  circumvent,

•  compass,

•  encircle,

•  girdle,

•  orbit,

•  round

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates;

  * e.g., " ... I didn't hear the doorbell ring "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bong,

•  chime,

•  knell,

•  peal,

•  toll

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a telephone call to;

  * e.g., " ... our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match "

•  Synonyms : 

•  call,

•  dial,

•  phone,

•  telephone

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point;

  * e.g., " ... The singer rang down the curtain on the performance with her most famous song. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  close out,

•  complete,

•  conclude,

•  end,

•  finish,

•  round (off or out),

•  terminate,

•  wind up,

•  wrap up

•  Antonyms : 

•  begin,

•  commence,

•  inaugurate,

•  open,

•  start