window
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
Definition categories: man–made, frame, framework
2. a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
Definition categories: man–made, opening
3. a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
Definition categories: man–made, panel
4. an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
- he could see them through a window in the trees
Definition categories: object, gap, opening
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
Definition categories: time, period
6. a pane of glass in a window
- the ball shattered the window
Similar word(s): windowpane
Definition categories: man–made, pane
7. an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served
- he stuck his head in the window
Definition categories: man–made, opening
8. (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
Definition categories: man–made, display
Sentences with window as a noun:
- launch window; window of opportunity; You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn.
verb
1. (transitive) To furnish with windows.
2. (transitive) To place at or in a window.
- Wouldst thou be windowed in great Rome and see / Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down / His corrigible neck? — Shakespeare.