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WINDOW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)
Meronyms (parts of "window"):
window; windowpane (a pane of glass in a window)
window frame (the framework that supports a window)
case; casing (the enclosing frame around a door or window opening)
sash fastener; sash lock; window lock (a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position)
sash; window sash (a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame)
pane; pane of glass; window glass (sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors)
mullion (a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "window"):
fanlight; transom; transom window (a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door)
storm sash; storm window (a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter)
stained-glass window (a window made of stained glass)
sliding window (a window that opens by sliding horizontally)
fanlight; skylight (a window in a roof to admit daylight)
sash window (a window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to let in air)
rose window; rosette (circular window filled with tracery)
porthole (a window in a ship or airplane)
pivoting window (a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically)
picture window (a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view))
oeil de boeuf (a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture)
jalousie; louvered window (a window with glass louvers)
lancet window (a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery)
fanlight (a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan)
double-hung window (a window having two sashes that slide up and down)
double glazing (a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window)
dormer window (the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window)
dormer; dormer window (a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window)
display window; shop window; shopwindow; show window (a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store)
clearstory; clerestory (part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light)
casement window (a window with one or more casements)
bay window; bow window (a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house)
Holonyms ("window" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "window"):
car window (a window in a car)
Holonyms ("window" is a part of...):
autobus; bus; charabanc; coach; double-decker; jitney; motorbus; motorcoach; omnibus; passenger vehicle (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport)
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
panel (sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something)
Holonyms ("window" is a part of...):
window envelope (an envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
display; video display (an electronic device that represents information in visual form)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "window"):
dialog box; panel ((computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with 'okay' or 'cancel')
foreground ((computer science) a window for an active application)
Holonyms ("window" is a part of...):
computer display; computer screen (a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served
Example:
he stuck his head in the window
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "window"):
ticket window (a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth))
Sense 6
Meaning:
A pane of glass in a window
Example:
the ball shattered the window
Synonyms:
window; windowpane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
pane; pane of glass; window glass (sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors)
Holonyms ("window" is a part of...):
window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
Sense 7
Meaning:
An opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
Example:
he could see them through a window in the trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)
Sense 8
Meaning:
The time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something
Example:
they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("window" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb window
Context examples:
Mr. Cunningham saw him from the bedroom window, and Mr. Alec Cunningham saw him from the back passage.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Ha!” thought she, as she woke up and looked at it through the window, “after all I cannot prevent the sun rising.”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
The window curtains seemed in motion.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
The higher-than-expected temperature provided a unique window into the interior structure of ring particles not usually available to scientists.
(At Saturn, One of These Rings is not like the Others, NASA)
At only 30 million years old, this baby exoplanet is young enough to give scientists a window onto the formation of planets and planetary systems.
(GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging, ESO)
The bedroom window was a broad one and opened from below.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Finding P450 genes and enzymes in diverse viruses opens a new window on the evolution of these important enzymes.
(Surprising enzymes discovered in giant ocean viruses, National Science Foundation)
Recalling a memory, then, opens a window of opportunity for that memory to be changed — what researchers call a "reconsolidation window."
(How Our Memory Works, NIH, US)
Right in front of him was the broad window of the chamber, with the moon shining brightly through it.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I’ll open a window easy enough.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
