CURTAIN CALL Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase curtain call. (close relations)
Definition of CURTAIN CALL
Best Alternative Words for CURTAIN CALL
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| closing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • final or ending noun • the act of closing something • the last section of a communication • approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap • termination of operations • a concluding action | ||||||||
| conclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration • an intuitive assumption • the temporal end; the concluding time • event whose occurrence ends something • the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) • the act of ending something • a final settlement • the last section of a communication • the act of making up your mind about something | ||||||||
| culmination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a final climactic stage • (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon • the decisive moment in a novel or play • a concluding action | ||||||||
| denouement | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the outcome of a complex sequence of events • the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work | ||||||||
| end | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • either extremity of something that has length • the point in time at which something ends • the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence • the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it • a final part or section • a final state • the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object • (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage • a boundary marking the extremities of something • one of two places from which people are communicating to each other • the part you are expected to play • the last section of a communication • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold • (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line verb • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • bring to an end or halt • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of • put an end to | ||||||||
| epilogue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play • a short passage added at the end of a literary work | ||||||||
| finale | nounn | |||||||
noun • the closing section of a musical composition • the temporal end; the concluding time • the concluding part of any performance | ||||||||
| peroration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flowery and highly rhetorical oration • (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration | ||||||||
| bow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft • a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces • a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting • a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow • an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience • something curved in shape • a decorative interlacing of ribbons • a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments verb • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head • play on a stringed instrument with a bow • yield to another's wish or opinion • bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting • bend one's back forward from the waist on down | ||||||||
