curtain
US /ˈkɚtn/
・UK /'kɜ:tn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Piece of cloth used to cover a window
I bought a new curtain for the kitchen window in my house
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A screen in a theatre that can be raised or lowered
The curtain rose to reveal the actors on stage.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that hides or conceals something.
A curtain of secrecy surrounded the project.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The end of something, especially a performance or event.
That was the final curtain for his career.
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My Arctic Voyage From GREENLAND To ALASKA | The Northwest Passage
- Today we're in Carrot Fjord, Greenland, which is a place I'd never heard of prior to this trip, and it was one of those mornings where I got out of bed, pulled back the curtain and my jaw dropped.
Today we're in Carrot Fjord, Greenland, which is a place I'd never heard of prior to this trip, and it was one of those mornings where I got out of bed, pulled back the curtain and my jaw dropped.
- pulled back the curtain and my jaw dropped.
pulled back the curtain and my jaw dropped.
How can you spot a TikTok wellness scam? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- It's a dramatization of a wellness influencer who lied about having terminal brain cancer and she claimed that she had cured herself through alternative therapies. That got us thinking about the wellness industry. So on this episode we're gonna peer behind the curtain to find out what it's all about. Are terms like self-care and wellness just sexier ways of saying health? And are people using those terms to sell us things that we don't really need? We're gonna find out. Plus we're gonna tell you how you can identify online wellness scams. I'm William Lee Adams and this is What in the World from the BBC World Service. I'm in the studio with Jackie Wakefield. She's a reporter with our global disinformation unit. Jackie hi. Hey. So before we dive into online wellness scams, and there are a lot of them, I'm hoping we can look at the big picture. How big is the global wellness industry? So the global wellness industry is massive. It's bigger than the pharmaceutical industry. It's worth 6.3 trillion dollars worldwide and it's growing year-on-year with more and more people jumping on the trend trying to cash in. So I can picture what the profile of a fitness influencer might look like. Abs for days, spandex, exercise routines. But what does the profile of a wellness influencer look like? It's really tough because I think this changes year-on-year depending on the trends. But I think typically the profile is normally women, normally younger, normally looking quite thin, fit, have some form of aspirational life that followers might want to copy or get part of that magic that they seem to have.
It's a dramatization of a wellness influencer who lied about having terminal brain cancer and she claimed that she had cured herself through alternative therapies. That got us thinking about the wellness industry. So on this episode we're gonna peer behind the curtain to find out what it's all about. Are terms like self-care and wellness just sexier ways of saying health? And are people using those terms to sell us things that we don't really need? We're gonna find out. Plus we're gonna tell you how you can identify online wellness scams. I'm William Lee Adams and this is What in the World from the BBC World Service. I'm in the studio with Jackie Wakefield. She's a reporter with our global disinformation unit. Jackie hi. Hey. So before we dive into online wellness scams, and there are a lot of them, I'm hoping we can look at the big picture. How big is the global wellness industry? So the global wellness industry is massive. It's bigger than the pharmaceutical industry. It's worth 6.3 trillion dollars worldwide and it's growing year-on-year with more and more people jumping on the trend trying to cash in. So I can picture what the profile of a fitness influencer might look like. Abs for days, spandex, exercise routines. But what does the profile of a wellness influencer look like? It's really tough because I think this changes year-on-year depending on the trends. But I think typically the profile is normally women, normally younger, normally looking quite thin, fit, have some form of aspirational life that followers might want to copy or get part of that magic that they seem to have.
- So on this episode, we're going to peer behind the curtain to find out what it's all about.
So on this episode, we're going to peer behind the curtain to find out what it's all about.
“There Is a Collision Coming,” Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson's 2024 Predictions
- I was thinking yesterday, it really is like looking through a shower curtain.
I was thinking yesterday, it really is like looking through a shower curtain.
- I was thinking yesterday it really is like looking through a shower curtain.
I was thinking yesterday it really is like looking through a shower curtain.
Have 10 minutes? I’ll make you a designer! | Canva for Beginners + Small Business 2025
- My name is Whitney and on this channel I love to share DIYs and budget home decor and today I'm also pulling back the curtain to show you how I use Canva in my small business.
My name is Whitney and on this channel I love to share DIYs and budget home decor and today I'm also pulling back the curtain to show you how I use Canva in my small business.
- and today I'm also pulling back the curtain to show you how I use Canva in my small business.
and today I'm also pulling back the curtain to show you how I use Canva in my small business.
Inside Tokyo's CRAZIEST TINY Apartment
- Also, this shower curtain seems like it wraps all the way around.
Also, this shower curtain seems like it wraps all the way around.
- Also, this shower curtain seems like it wraps all the way around.
Also, this shower curtain seems like it wraps all the way around.
Peppa Pig Season 1 Episode 5 - Hide and Seek - Cartoons for Children
- Peppa isn't behind the curtain.
Peppa isn't behind the curtain.
- Peppa isn't behind the curtain.
Peppa isn't behind the curtain.
Deliberate Practice: A Guide to Mastery
- The top performance we see on screens or on stage is the result of endless hard work behind the curtain.
The top performance we see on screens or on stage is the result of endless hard work behind the curtain.
- is the results of endless hard work behind the curtain.
is the results of endless hard work behind the curtain.
President Obama Delivers the Commencement Address at Howard University
- An iron curtain was torn asunder.
An iron curtain was torn asunder.
- An Iron Curtain was torn asunder.
An Iron Curtain was torn asunder.
President Obama Delivers the Rutgers University Commencement Address
- Since I graduated, an iron curtain fell.
Since I graduated, an iron curtain fell.
- Since I graduated, an Iron Curtain fell,
Since I graduated, an Iron Curtain fell,
Inside Japan's Most EXTREME Minimalist's Apartment
- If you don't have a curtain, you can see it from the outside.
If you don't have a curtain, you can see it from the outside.