window

1. 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

   Broaderframework

   Narrowerbay windowcasement windowclerestorydisplay windowdormerdormer windowdouble glazingdouble-hung windowfanlightlancet window

   Part ofbuilding

   Partscasingmullionpanesashsash fastenerwindow frame
2. 2.

   a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened

   Broaderopening

   Narrowercar window

   Part ofcarbus
3. 3.

   a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material

   Broaderpanel

   Part ofwindow envelope
4. 4.

   an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function

   “he could see them through a window in the trees”

   Broaderopening
5. 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”

   Broadertime period
6. 6.

   a pane of glass in a window

   “the ball shattered the window”

   Synonymswindowpane

   Broaderpane
7. 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”

   Broaderopening

   Narrowerticket window
8. 8.

   (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen

   Broaderdisplay

   Narrowerdialog boxforeground

   Part ofcomputer screen

   computer science

Other forms of window

plural

windows·

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.

Questions about window

What does window mean?

window means "a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in window?

window has 2 syllables: win-dow. The stress falls on "win". In IPA it is /ˈwɪndoʊ/.

What is another word for window?

Close synonyms include windowpane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is window a common word?

window is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.