window
16 ENTRIES FOUND:
- window (noun)
- window–shop (verb)
- window box (noun)
- window dresser (noun)
- window dressing (noun)
- window seat (noun)
- window shade (noun)
- bay window (noun)
- bow window (noun)
- double–hung window (noun)
- French window (noun)
- picture window (noun)
- rose window (noun)
- sash window (noun)
- show window (noun)
- storm window (noun)
plural
windows
plural
windows
Britannica Dictionary definition of WINDOW
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a
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an opening in a wall, door, etc., that usually contains a sheet of glass
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see also bay window, french window, picture window, rose window, storm window
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She opened a window to let in some air.
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I looked out the window and saw a deer.
b
:
a sheet of glass that covers an opening in a building, vehicle, etc.
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He used vinegar and water to wash the windows.
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He accidentally broke a window.
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Can you roll down the car window?
c
:
a large window at the front of a store where goods are displayed so that they can be seen by people who are walking past
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The windows along 5th Avenue were all decorated for Christmas.
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I saw a beautiful dress in the window.
d
:
an opening in a wall through which business is conducted
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He sits behind a window and sells movie tickets.
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a ticket window
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a bank teller's window
2
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a part of something that you can see through
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Make sure the address shows through the window in the envelope.
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A window opened in the fog and we could finally see the ocean.
3
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an area or box on a computer screen that shows a program that is currently running
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see picture at computer
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Minimize that window and open a new one.
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Close all the windows and restart the computer.
4
[singular]
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a period of time during which something can happen
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The shuttle's launch has a window of only two days. [=it can only happen within two specific days]
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The window of opportunity [=the time during which there is a chance to do something] has closed/ended.
a window into/on
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something that makes it possible to see or understand something clearly
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This knowledge opens a window into your opponent's mind.
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The book gives the reader a window on war.
go out the window
informal
:
to stop being used or thought about
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By that point in the argument, reason had gone out the window.
throw (something) out the window
informal
:
to stop using or thinking about (something)
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We can throw that idea out the window.
