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UK [ˈwɪndəʊ] / US [ˈwɪndoʊ] noun [countable]
Word forms "window":
singular window plural windows
1) a frame in a wall with glass in it that lets light and air into a room and lets you see what is outside

She just stood there staring out of the window.

Through the window he saw a figure coming up the path.

She was watching him from an upstairs window.

open/close a window:

Do you mind if I open a window?

a) a similar frame in a vehicle

a car with electric windows

b) a similar frame in a shop, used especially for showing goods to the public

What size are those shoes in the window?

2) computing one of the different work areas on a computer screen
open/close a window:

Click on the X to close the window.

3) a part of some envelopes that you can see through in order to read the address printed on the letter
4) a period of time when you can do something

I've got a window on Friday when I could see you.

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out (of) the window — informal used for saying that you stop doing something or stop using something completely

It's important not just to throw reason out the window.

When money is mentioned, principles go out of the window.

a window on/onto/into something — something that shows you what something else is really like

Is the play an accurate window on the world?

This traditional art form provides a fascinating window into another culture.

See:

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Window — Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Window — (von engl. window „Fenster“) oder Plural Windows ([ˈwɪndoʊz]) stehen für: Microsoft Windows, ein Betriebssystem der Firma Microsoft Fenster (Computer), ein Benutzerschnittstellenkonzept bei Computern X Window System, eine grafische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Window — Win dow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Windowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Windowing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To furnish with windows. [1913 Webster] 2. To place at or in a window. [R.] [1913 Webster] Wouldst thou be windowed in great Rome and see Thy master thus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Window — This article is about the part of a building. For the Microsoft operating system, see Microsoft Windows. For other uses, see Window (disambiguation) and Windows (disambiguation). Pair of windows, Old Ship Church, Hingham, Massachusetts …   Wikipedia

  • window — 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

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

  • window — See: GO OUT THE WINDOW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • window — See: GO OUT THE WINDOW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Window back — Window Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Window blind — Window Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Window bole — Window Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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