Window

  • 21window — win·dow (wĭn’dō) n. 1. a) An opening constructed in a wall, door, or roof that functions to admit light or air to an enclosure and is often framed and spanned with glass mounted to permit opening and closing. b) A framework enclosing a pane of… …

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  • 22window — Synonyms and related words: aluminum foil, bay, bay window, bow window, casement, casement window, chaff, fan window, fanlight, grille, lancet window, lantern, lattice, light, louver window, oriel, pane, picture window, port, porthole, rose… …

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  • 23window — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. casement, dormer, opening; pane; bay window, oriel; port[hole]; skylight; embrasure, loophole. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An architectural opening for light and air] Syn. skylight, porthole, bay window,… …

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  • 24window — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English windowe, from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr wind (akin to Old English wind) + auga eye; akin to Old English ēage eye more at eye Date: 13th century 1. a. an opening especially in the wall… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25window*/*/*/ — [ˈwɪndəʊ] noun [C] 1) a hole with a frame in a wall or vehicle that lets in light and air and lets you see outside, or the glass that covers this hole She just stood there staring out of the window.[/ex] She was watching him from an upstairs… …

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  • 26Window — Windows (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …

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  • 27window — noun (C) 1 an opening in the wall of a building, car etc that lets in light and air, and is usually covered with glass: Do you mind if I open the window? | looking at the Christmas displays in the shop windows 2 one of the separate areas on a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28window — win•dow [[t]ˈwɪn doʊ[/t]] n. 1) bui an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass 2) bui… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29Window — Fenster; Bildschirmfenster * * * Win|dow [ wɪndoʊ ], das; [s], s [engl. window, eigtl. = ↑ Fenster (1 a), < mengl. windoge, windowe, aus dem Anord.] (EDV): ↑ Fenster (3). * * * Window   [engl.], Fenster …

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  • 30window — noun 1》 an opening in a wall or roof, fitted with glass in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.     ↘an opening through which customers are served in a bank, ticket office, etc.     ↘a space behind the window of a shop where …

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