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say it: WIN-doh
window is a noun 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". It is pronounced /ˈwɪndoʊ/ — WIN-doh. It carries 8 recorded senses.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
“he could see them through a window in the trees”
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”
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”
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
computer science
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for window come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.