curtail
— Verb
– English
～ place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
curtailment
— Noun
– English
～ the temporal property of being cut short
curtailment
— Noun
– English
～ the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
curtailment
— Noun
– English
～ the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"
curtain
— Verb
– English
～ provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"
closing curtain
— Noun
– English
～ the concluding part of any performance
curtain call
— Noun
– English
～ an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
curtain
— Noun
– English
～ hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
curtain
— Noun
– English
～ any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
curtained
— Adjective
– English
～ furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies; "a curtained alcove"
curtainless
— Adjective
– English
～ not provided with curtains; "blank, curtainless windows stared back at her"
curtal
— Adjective
– English
～ (archaic) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"
curtilage
— Noun
– English
～ the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
Curtis
— Noun
– English
～ English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
Curtisia
— Noun
– English
～ a large evergreen tree of South Africa
curtiss
— Noun
– English
～ United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)
curtly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
curtness
— Noun
– English
～ an abrupt discourteous manner
curtsey
— Verb
– English
～ bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
curtsey
— Noun
– English
～ bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women