EGAVE

window

About 53.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
    She opened the window to let some air in.
  2. noun An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
  3. noun The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
  4. noun A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
    launch window
  5. noun Something that allows one to see through or into something.
    His journal provides a rare window into his otherwise obscure life.
  6. noun A restricted range.
  7. noun A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying output and allowing input, often for a single task in a multitasking system.
  8. noun A figure formed of lines crossing each other.

Similar words

windowpane windowsill pane skylight louvered niche door wicket tile screen

Often followed by

and of to in is at on was with

Word family

windowless windows

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