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Meaning of 'window' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Window [ n.]
- An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some transparent material, as glass, and capable of being opened and shut at pleasure.
- The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
- A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
2 . Window [ v. t.]
- To furnish with windows.
- To place at or in a window.

Meaning of 'window' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . window [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
Example in sentence:
  • he could see them through a window in the trees
Meaning (2):
- an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served
Example in sentence:
  • he stuck his head in the window
Meaning (3):
- a pane of glass in a window
Example in sentence:
  • the ball shattered the window
Meaning (4):
- the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something
Example in sentence:
  • 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

Nearby Words:

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