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window

win·dow

UK/ˈwɪndəʊ/ US/ˈwɪndo/ very common

noun

1.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

2.

a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened

3.

a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material

4.

an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function

  • “he could see them through a window in the trees”
5.

the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something

  • “the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves”
  • “they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded”
6.

a pane in a window

  • “the ball shattered the window”
Synonyms
7.

an opening in the wall of a building (usually to admit light and air)

  • “he stuck his head in the window”
8.

(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen

Origin

From Middle English wyndowe, wyndown, from Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye; wind-hole”), equivalent to wind + eye. Cognate with Scots windae and windock, Faroese vindeyga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauge, Danish vindue, archaic Swedish vindöga, Elfdalian windog. Displaced native Old English ēagþȳrel (literally “eye hole”) (the rare direct descendant is eyethurl (“window, pupil, etc.”)). The “windows” among early Germanic peoples were just unglazed holes (eyes) in the wall or roof that permitted wind to pass through .

Phrases

  • anabolic window Terms derived from window (noun)
  • awning window Terms derived from window (noun)
  • bay window Terms derived from window (noun)
  • boob window Terms derived from window (noun)
  • bow window Terms derived from window (noun)
  • broken window Terms derived from window (noun)
  • broken windows theory Terms derived from window (noun)
  • cabinet window Terms derived from window (noun)

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