Related Words for bring down the curtain on

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accents
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Noun, Noun
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
adapt
x/
Verb, Adjective
add
/
Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adduce
x/
Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
afford
x/
Verb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
afternoons
xx/
Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
align
x/
Verb
allegro
x/x
Name, Adverb, Adjective
allow
x/
Verb
alloy
/x
Noun, Verb
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
along
x/
Adverb
alt
/
Noun, Adjective
altar
/x
Noun
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
an
/
Noun
angels
/x
Noun
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
appear
x/
Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
arch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
are
/
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
arouse
x/
Verb
arrive
x/
Verb
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
ashore
x/
Adverb
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assemble
x/x
Verb
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assure
x/
Verb
attain
x/
Verb
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
attend
x/
Verb
attract
x/
Verb
awaken
x/x
Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
awning
/x
Noun
azores
x/
Name
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backdrop
/x
Noun, Verb
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
backwards
/x
Adverb, Adjective
ball
/
Noun, Verb
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
basement
/x
Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bells
/
Noun
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
belt
/
Noun, Verb
beneath
x/
Adverb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bestow
x/
Verb, Noun
blanket
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
blinds
/
Verb
blue
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bluebird
/x
Noun
book
/
Noun, Verb
borrow
/x
Verb, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bow
/
Noun, Verb
braced
/
Adjective
breathe
/
Verb
bring back
//
Phrase, Verb
bring in
/x
Phrase, Verb
bringer
/x
Noun
broadway
/x
Name, Adjective
broke
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
build
/
Verb, Noun
buy
/
Verb, Noun
by
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
cache
/
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
canopy
/xx
Noun, Verb
capture
/x
Verb, Noun
carpet
/x
Noun, Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
carry away
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
carry off
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cartilaginous
/xxxx
Adjective
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cause
/
Noun, Verb
caviar
/xx
Noun
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
christmas
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
church
/
Noun, Verb
circuitous
x/xx
Adjective
cite
/
Verb, Noun
civilize
/xx
Verb
cloak
/
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
coated
/x
Adjective
collate
x/
Verb
collect
x/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
combine
/x
Verb, Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
commence
x/
Verb
commercialize
x/xx
Verb
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
communicate
x/xx
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
compile
x/
Verb, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Noun
conclude
x/
Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confer
x/
Verb, Noun
connect
x/
Verb, Noun
consolidate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
constrained
x/
Adjective
consume
x/
Verb
contain
x/
Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
contribute
x/x
Verb
convene
x/
Verb
convert
/x
Verb, Noun
convey
x/
Verb
convince
x/
Verb
corporatist
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
cortina
x/x
Name
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
cultivate
/xx
Verb
cultural
/xx
Adjective
culture
/x
Noun, Verb
curtained
x/
Adjective
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
deactivated
x/xxx
Verb
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decoupled
x/x
Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
dejected
x/x
Adjective
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
deploy
x/
Verb, Noun
depressed
x/
Adjective
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
descendant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
descent
x/
Noun
destroy
x/
Verb
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
deterministic
xxx/x
Adjective
develop
x/x
Verb
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
devour
x/x
Verb
dike
/
Noun, Verb
dimensional
x/xx
Adjective
dip
/
Noun, Verb
disable
x/x
Verb, Adjective
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
disguise
x/
Noun, Verb
dismount
xx
Verb, Noun
dispirited
x/xx
Adjective
display
x/
Noun, Verb
dive
/
Noun, Verb
divine
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
doing
/x
Noun
dormant
/x
Adjective, Noun
dost
/
Noun
dot
/
Noun, Verb
downcast
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
downed
/
Adjective
downhill
//
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
downstairs
//
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
drag
/
Verb, Noun
drape
/
Noun, Verb
drapery
/xx
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drifts
/
Noun, Verb
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
drop cloth
//
Phrase, Noun
duck
/
Noun, Verb
dust
/
Noun, Verb
earn
/
Verb, Noun
earth
/
Noun, Verb
eases
/x
Verb, Noun
eat
/
Verb, Noun
educate
/xx
Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
elicit
x/x
Verb, Adjective
embark
x/
Verb
empower
x/x
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engender
x/x
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
enlist
x/
Verb, Noun
ensure
x/
Verb
entail
x/
Verb, Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entice
x/
Verb
equip
x/
Verb
escort
x/
Noun, Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
establishment
x/xx
Noun
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
x/
Verb
expose
x/
Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
exterior
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fade
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fallen
/x
Adjective, Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feathers
/x
Verb
feet
/
Noun
ferro
/x
Name
ferry
/x
Noun, Verb
fetch
/
Verb, Noun
fig
/
Name, Verb
file
/
Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
food
/
Noun
forge
/
Verb, Noun
forget
x/
Verb, Noun
formulate
/xx
Verb
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
fractional
/xx
Adjective, Noun
frame
/
Noun, Verb
friend
/
Noun, Verb
fulfil
x/
Verb
furnish
/x
Verb, Noun
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
garment
/x
Noun, Verb
gather
/x
Verb, Noun
generate
/xx
Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gorge
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
grab
/
Verb, Noun
grant
/
Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
guise
/
Noun, Verb
gun
/
Noun, Verb
gutter
/x
Noun, Verb
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
harmonise
/xx
Verb
harmonize
/xx
Verb
have
/
Verb, Noun
headscarf
//
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
hire
/x
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
identify
x/xx
Verb
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
impart
x/
Verb
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
imply
x/
Verb
import
x/
Noun, Verb
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
improve
x/
Verb
inactive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
include
x/
Verb, Noun
incorporate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
incur
x/
Verb
indicate
/xx
Verb
induce
x/
Verb
inflict
x/
Verb
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
infuse
x/
Verb
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
inject
x/
Verb
inoperative
x/xxx
Adjective
insert
x/
Verb, Noun
inspire
x/
Verb
instil
x/
Verb
instill
x/
Verb
institute
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
insulated
/xxx
Adjective
integrate
/xx
Verb
intervene
xx/
Verb
into
x/
Noun
introduce
xx/
Verb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
invite
x/
Verb, Noun
involve
x/
Verb
iron
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
jedi
/x
Name
join
/
Verb, Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
keep
/
Verb, Noun
keeper
/x
Noun
kill
/
Verb, Noun
kneel
/
Verb
knock down
//
Phrase, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
lap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lashing
/x
Noun
launch
/
Noun, Verb
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
least
/
Adverb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lend
/
Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
line
/
Noun, Verb
lodge
/
Noun, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lose
/
Verb, Noun
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lure
/
Noun, Verb
mainstream
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maintain
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
make for
//
Phrase, Verb
malfunctioning
x/xx
Noun
mantle
/x
Noun, Verb
markovian
/xxx
Adjective
mastered
/x
Adjective
match
/
Noun, Verb
me
/
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
mike
/
Name, Verb
mobilise
xxx
Verb
mobilize
/xx
Verb
modify
/xx
Verb
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
motivate
/xx
Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
muster
/x
Verb, Noun
nearly
/x
Adverb
neoclassical
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
nonfunctional
x/xx
Adjective
note
/
Noun, Verb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
oblige
x/
Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
once
/
Adverb, Noun
onshore
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
operate
/xx
Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overthrow
/xx
Verb, Noun
pack
/
Noun, Verb
pall
/
Noun, Verb
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
penitentiary
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
perfect
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
perform
x/
Verb
permit
x/
Verb, Noun
persuade
x/
Verb
petticoat
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
piece
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
plummeted
/xx
Verb
plunge
/
Verb, Noun
point
/
Noun, Verb
polish
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
porter
/x
Noun, Verb
pose
/
Verb, Noun
practise
/x
Verb, Noun
precast
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
prefabricated
x/xxx
Adjective
prelude
/x
Noun, Verb
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prevail
x/
Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
promote
x/
Verb
prompt
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
propose
x/
Verb, Noun
prosecute
/xx
Verb
proud
/
Adjective, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
provoke
x/
Verb
pull
/
Verb, Noun
pull down
//
Phrase, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
raise
/
Verb, Noun
rally
/x
Noun, Verb
rapprochement
xx/
Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
realize
/xx
Verb
reap
/
Verb, Noun
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
reconcile
/xx
Verb
recover
x/x
Verb, Noun
recruit
x/
Noun, Verb
reduce
x/
Verb
reduction
x/x
Noun
reestablish
xx/x
Verb
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
refine
x/
Verb
reflect
x/
Verb
reinstate
xx/
Verb
reintroduce
xxx/
Verb
relate
x/
Verb
remind
x/
Verb, Noun
render
/x
Verb, Noun
report
x/
Noun, Verb
represent
xx/
Verb
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
restore
x/
Verb, Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retired
x/
Adjective
retreat
x/
Noun, Verb
retrieve
x/
Verb, Noun
return
x/
Noun, Verb
reunite
xx/
Verb
revolver
x/x
Noun
ribbon
/x
Noun, Verb
ride
/
Noun, Verb
rigid
/x
Adjective, Noun
rise
/
Noun, Verb
robe
/
Noun, Verb
rod
/
Noun, Verb
roll
/
Noun, Verb
roundabout
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sag
/
Noun, Verb
sash
/
Noun, Verb
sauté
x
Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scarf
/
Noun, Verb
scene
/
Noun, Verb
school
/
Noun, Verb
screen
/
Noun, Verb
sealed
/
Adjective
sec
/
Noun
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seize
/
Verb
send
/
Verb, Noun
sequential
x/x
Adjective
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sew
/
Verb, Noun
shade
/
Noun, Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
shawl
/
Noun, Verb
shed
/
Verb, Noun
sheet
/
Noun, Verb
shoot down
//
Phrase, Verb
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
shot
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
show
/
Verb, Noun
shower
/x
Noun, Verb
shroud
/
Noun, Verb
shutdown
/x
Noun
simpler
/xx
Noun
sink
/
Noun, Verb
skirt
/
Noun, Verb
slide
/
Noun, Verb
slip
/
Noun, Verb
slowdown
/x
Noun
slump
/
Noun, Verb
smuggle
/x
Verb
soil
/
Noun, Verb
sol
/
Noun, Adjective
solve
/
Verb, Noun
sophisticated
x/xxx
Adjective
spend
/
Verb, Noun
stage
/
Noun, Verb
standby
//
Noun, Verb
star
/
Noun, Verb
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
steel
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
steer
/
Verb, Noun
stimulate
/xx
Verb
stocking
/x
Noun
stone
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
streamlined
/x
Adjective
strength
/
Noun, Verb
strike
/
Noun, Verb
stumble
/x
Verb, Noun
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
subjugate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
submit
x/
Verb
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
succeed
x/
Verb
summon
/x
Verb, Noun
supply
x/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
sword
/
Noun, Verb
tailor
/x
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
take back
//
Phrase, Verb
tapestry
/xx
Noun, Verb
tattle
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
test
/
Noun, Verb
that
/
Adverb, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
this
/
Adverb, Noun
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
throw in
/x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
thrown
/
Adjective
till
/
Noun, Verb
tinsel
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tonight
x/
Adverb, Noun
toppling
/xx
Noun
tornado
x/x
Noun, Verb
town
/
Noun
trailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
train
/
Noun, Verb
transfer
x/
Noun, Verb
transform
x/
Verb, Noun
translate
x/
Verb, Noun
transmit
x/
Verb
transport
x/
Noun, Verb
transpose
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trigger
/x
Noun, Verb
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
tube
/
Noun, Verb
tumble
/x
Verb, Noun
tummy
/x
Noun
turn
/
Verb, Noun
undamaged
x/x
Adjective
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
underneath
xx/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
unified
/xx
Adjective
unite
/x
Verb, Noun
until
x/
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
upon
x/
upstairs
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
upward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
use
/
Noun, Verb
usher
/x
Noun, Verb
veil
/
Noun, Verb
vertical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
vest
/
Noun, Verb
wage
/
Noun, Verb
wall
/
Noun, Verb
wallpaper
/xx
Noun, Verb
wash
/
Verb, Noun
weapon
/x
Noun, Verb
wear
/
Verb, Noun
weigh
/
Verb, Noun
wheel
/
Noun, Verb
which
/
Verb
whisk
/
Verb, Noun
will
/
Verb, Noun
win
/
Verb, Noun
window
/x
Noun, Verb
within
x/
Adverb, Adjective
work
/
Noun, Verb
wrapper
/x
Noun
wreak
/
Verb, Noun
write
/
Verb, Noun
yield
/
Noun, Verb
your
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