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  • 11curtain — curtainless, adj. /kerr tn/, n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc. 2. a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes. 3. Chiefly New Eng. a window shade. 4. Theat. a …

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  • 12curtain — Synonyms and related words: Z, abatis, act, act drop, advanced work, afterpiece, apodosis, apply to, asbestos, asbestos board, awning, backdrop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier …

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  • 13curtain — cur•tain [[t]ˈkɜr tn[/t]] n. 1) fur a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc 2) fur a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes 3) sbz a) a movable drapery that hangs… …

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  • 14curtain — /ˈkɜtn / (say kertn) noun 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, etc. 2. Theatre a. a set of hanging drapery, etc., for concealing all or part of the set from the view of the audience. b. the act or… …

  • 15fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom …

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  • 16Fire and Ice (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Fire Ice Type = Album Artist = Yngwie J. Malmsteen Released = March 31, 1992 Recorded = Criteria Studios, Miami, FL (Mixed at Electric Lady studios) Genre = Neo classical metal Length = 64:07 Label = Elektra Producer =… …

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  • 17fire curtain. — See safety curtain. [1910 15, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 18fire curtain — noun : curtain board …

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  • 19fire curtain. — See safety curtain. [1910 15, Amer.] …

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  • 20Fire damp — Damp Damp (d[a^]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor, steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG. dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.] 1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor. [1913 Webster] Night . . . with black air… …

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