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uncurtain

uncurtain verb: to remove a curtain from; to reveal.

Verb

uncurtain (third-person singular simple present uncurtains, present participle uncurtaining, simple past and past participle uncurtained)

  1. (transitive) To remove a curtain from; to reveal.

Forms of uncurtain

third-person singular presentuncurtains
present participleuncurtaining
past participleuncurtained
pastuncurtained

Origin of uncurtain

From un- + curtain.

Questions about uncurtain

What does uncurtain mean?
Uncurtain means to remove a curtain from; to reveal.
What part of speech is uncurtain?
Uncurtain is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncurtain?
The past tense of uncurtain is uncurtained.

Words near uncurtain in the dictionary

  1. uncurses
  2. uncursing
  3. uncurst
  4. uncurtailable
  5. uncurtailed
  6. uncurtain
  7. uncurtained
  8. uncurtaining
  9. uncurtains
  10. uncurvaceous
  11. uncurved

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