curtains

/ ˈkɜːtənz /

plural noun

1. informal,  death or ruin; the end

   if the enemy see us it will be curtains for us

2. a hairstyle in which the hair is parted in the centre of the forehead and curved out over the temples

Example Sentences

Yes, I banged my head on the upper bunk more than a few times, the temperature in the room fluctuated despite my settings and light seeped in even with the curtains velcroed shut.

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He refers to his space as a “mouse nest,” a darkened corner he has created by draping curtains around his bunk bed.

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It was like being caught in a dream, between the theater’s velvet curtains, the sweet instrumental and the excited cheering audience, Corgan remembers.

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“I wanted to see things, I wanted to feel things. I wanted to experience people. And you don’t do that when you sit in the house on the sofa admiring your curtains.”

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“I wanted to see things, I wanted to feel things. I wanted to experience people. And you don’t do that when you sit in the house on the sofa admiring your curtains.”

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