apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

burial garment - cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial

screen, blind - something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

drop cloth, drop curtain, drop - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops

frontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altar

furnishings - the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable

portiere - a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

shower curtain - a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area

theater curtain, theatre curtain - a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats

cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

replete, sate, satiate, fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

poop out, conk out, peter out, run down, run out - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"

retire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"