Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
draw the shads
English answer:
close / let down the blinds
Added to glossary by
jerrie
Dec 5, 2003 09:59
20 yrs ago
English term
draw the shads
Non-PRO
English
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Another figure appeared, circling her waist with his arms. She turned toward him, said something, and drew the shades.
Responses
| 3 +8 | closed the curtains |
jerrie
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| 5 +4 | pull the blinds across |
David Moore (X)
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| 5 | pulled the curtains across the window |
Pnina
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Responses
+8
1 min
Selected
closed the curtains
let down the blinds
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Note added at 2003-12-05 10:04:07 (GMT)
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move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; \"draw the shades\"; \"draw the curtains\"
draw
close shut
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Note added at 2003-12-05 10:09:38 (GMT)
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shades = window blinds (in whatever shape or form - sorry for any confusion!)
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Note added at 2003-12-05 10:04:07 (GMT)
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move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; \"draw the shades\"; \"draw the curtains\"
draw
close shut
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Note added at 2003-12-05 10:09:38 (GMT)
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shades = window blinds (in whatever shape or form - sorry for any confusion!)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
3 mins
pull the blinds across
They are presumably in this case vertical blinds, suspended from a rail in the ceiling. Shades keep the sun and light out....
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
33 mins
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| agree |
Laurel Porter (X)
: yes, but 2 minutes slow - wake up!
51 mins
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| agree |
Rajan Chopra
54 mins
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| agree |
Gordon Darroch (X)
2 hrs
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5 hrs
pulled the curtains across the window
One of the meanings of the verb draw is to pull.
One of the meanings of the noun shade is a screen used to block or moderate light or heat.
One of the meanings of the noun shade is a screen used to block or moderate light or heat.
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