Definition of WINDOW

window

Meanings

Plural: windows

Noun

  • 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"
  • a pane of glass in a window
    • "the ball shattered the window"
  • 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
  • An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
  • An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
  • The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
  • A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
  • Something that allows one to see through or into something
  • A restricted range.
  • A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying output and allowing input, often for a single task in a multitasking system.
  • A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
  • The time between first infection and detectability.
  • Synonym of chaff (“strips of material intended to confuse radar”)
  • A function multiplied with a signal to reduce spectral leakage when performing a Fourier transform.

Verb

  • To furnish with windows.
  • To place at or in a window.
  • To apply a window function to (a signal).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wyndowe, wyndown, from Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye; wind-hole”), equivalent to wind + eye. Cognate with Scots windae and windock, Faroese vindeyga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauge, Danish vindue, archaic Swedish vindöga, Elfdalian windog and older German Windauge. Displaced native Old English ēagþȳrel (literally “eye hole”) (the rare direct descendant is eyethurl (“window, pupil, etc.”)). The “windows” among early Germanic peoples were just unglazed holes (eyes) in the wall or roof that permitted wind to pass through .

Synonyms

chaff, glass, windowpane

Scrabble Score: 13

window is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
window is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
window is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

window is a valid Words With Friends word