Meaning of window in English
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Noun
windowEtymology
Middle English: from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr‘wind’ + auga‘eye’Definitions
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- 2. a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back
Examples
- « usually is capable of being opened »
- 3. a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
- 4. an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
Examples
- « he could see them through a window in the trees »
- 5. the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something
Examples
- « 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 »
- 6. a pane in a window
Examples
- « the ball shattered the window »
- 7. an opening in the wall of a building (usually to admit light and air)
Examples
- « he stuck his head in the window »
- 8. (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
Famous quotes
- « The trick at Le Mans is to get the car 'in the window.' Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window - it's about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners. » Tom Kristensen
- « Every time I copy something, I can draw it for the rest of my life. But research is so painful - I mean just opening up a magazine looking for a picture of a car or looking out the window looking for a car is just hard! » Jaime Hernandez
- « What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren't supposed to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children are grown - watch the raindrops coming down the window pane? » Jackie Kennedy
- « Anytime you cast a movie and you need someone famous in the lead part, you're a prisoner of whoever happens to be famous in the six-month window in which you're trying to get a film financed. » Alexander Payne
- « Fashion should be something that in the morning, when you open your window, you say, 'Oh fantastic, sun!' Then you take your shower, you say, 'OK fantastic, which colour I wear today because I feel happy?' This should be fashion. » Roberto Cavalli