Window
noun
An opening in a wall, door, or car that is covered with glass and lets light come in.
She looked out of the window and saw her friend waving at her.
Often appears as...
- open the window
- close the window
noun
A period of time during which something can be done.
Our window of opportunity to submit the project is closing soon.
Often appears as...
- window of opportunity
- window for negotiation
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Idiomatic
noun
A space on a computer screen where a particular program or document appears.
There are too many windows open on my computer, it's slowing it down.
Often appears as...
- open a new window
- close the window
noun
A small space or opening in a solid object.
The window in the rubber gasket allows water to pass through.
Often appears as...
- gasket window
- bullet window
noun
A slot on an envelope or sheet that allows information written on the enclosed materials to be seen.
The window on the front of the envelope shows the recipient's address.
Often appears as...
- envelope window
- windowed envelope
noun
An opening in a wall, door, or car that is covered with glass and lets light come in.
She looked out of the window and saw her friend waving at her.
Often appears as...
- open the window
- close the window
noun
A period of time during which something can be done.
Our window of opportunity to submit the project is closing soon.
Often appears as...
- window of opportunity
- window for negotiation
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A space on a computer screen where a particular program or document appears.
There are too many windows open on my computer, it's slowing it down.
Often appears as...
- open a new window
- close the window
noun
A small space or opening in a solid object.
The window in the rubber gasket allows water to pass through.
Often appears as...
- gasket window
- bullet window
noun
A slot on an envelope or sheet that allows information written on the enclosed materials to be seen.
The window on the front of the envelope shows the recipient's address.
Often appears as...
- envelope window
- windowed envelope
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Pro Tip 1/2Visual Access
Used to describe the ability to see through or out of something.
He admired the skyline through the restaurant's large window.
Pro Tip 2/2Actionable Item
It often indicates that an action (like opening or closing) can be performed with it.
He rushed to close the window as the rain started pouring in.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Access
Used to describe the ability to see through or out of something.
He admired the skyline through the restaurant's large window.
Pro Tip 2/2Actionable Item
It often indicates that an action (like opening or closing) can be performed with it.
He rushed to close the window as the rain started pouring in.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Access
Used to describe the ability to see through or out of something.
He admired the skyline through the restaurant's large window.
Pro Tip 2/2Actionable Item
It often indicates that an action (like opening or closing) can be performed with it.
He rushed to close the window as the rain started pouring in.
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The right brain vs. left...
one another I think that is our primary compassionate way of being it is the essence of our right brain and when we come into the world through that compassion and that love and that openness then all the details we can we can play together we can approach one another with curiosity and compassion I guess that's a bit of a window into
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Chris Milk: How virtual...
they're these windows into these other worlds. And I thought, well, great. I got you in a frame. But I don't want you in the frame, I don't want you in the window, I want you through the window, I want you on the other side, in the world, inhabiting the world. So that leads me back to virtual reality.
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How menstruation works -...
Otherwise, the egg's escapade ends, and the window for pregnancy closes for that month. Meanwhile, the now empty follicle begins to release progesterone, another hormone that tells the womb's lining to plump up with blood and nutrients in preparation for a fertilized egg that may embed there and grow.
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Why is glass transparent?...
throughout the centuries. From windows that let in light while keeping out the elements, to lenses that allow us to see both the vast worlds beyond our planet, and the tiny ones right around us. It is hard to imagine modern civilization without glass. And yet for such an important material
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Why is this painting so...
But the painting obscures their struggle to provide food for their household. Even the monarch's advanced age is concealed through the blurring of the mirror. What we do see in the geometric center of the canvas, brightly illuminated by the light from the window,
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Green Home Makeover PIPE...
percent simply by installing storm shutters over your windows closing curtains & window shades at night will help keep the warmth in during the colder months while closing them during the day and summer will reflect the sun's rays and keep things cool and if
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
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The mathematics of...
that allow them to draw without a window. One is that parallel lines, like these, can only be drawn as parallel if they're parallel to the plane of the canvas. Otherwise, they need to be drawn converging to a common point
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What's Hiding in the...
another new undescribed comb jelly although specimens have been brought to the surface it's only been seen alive through the windows of deep sea craft like this it uses a pair of long retractable tentacles to catch fish
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Water Discovered In...
bit like a nice peaceful curtain draping over a window that's not moving. And instead, it looks like there's some sort of breeze gently fluttering that curtain.
Video examples
The right brain vs. left...
one another I think that is our primary compassionate way of being it is the essence of our right brain and when we come into the world through that compassion and that love and that openness then all the details we can we can play together we can approach one another with curiosity and compassion I guess that's a bit of a window into
Video examples
Chris Milk: How virtual...
they're these windows into these other worlds. And I thought, well, great. I got you in a frame. But I don't want you in the frame, I don't want you in the window, I want you through the window, I want you on the other side, in the world, inhabiting the world. So that leads me back to virtual reality.
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How menstruation works -...
Otherwise, the egg's escapade ends, and the window for pregnancy closes for that month. Meanwhile, the now empty follicle begins to release progesterone, another hormone that tells the womb's lining to plump up with blood and nutrients in preparation for a fertilized egg that may embed there and grow.
Video examples
Why is glass transparent?...
throughout the centuries. From windows that let in light while keeping out the elements, to lenses that allow us to see both the vast worlds beyond our planet, and the tiny ones right around us. It is hard to imagine modern civilization without glass. And yet for such an important material
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
But the painting obscures their struggle to provide food for their household. Even the monarch's advanced age is concealed through the blurring of the mirror. What we do see in the geometric center of the canvas, brightly illuminated by the light from the window,
Video examples
Green Home Makeover PIPE...
percent simply by installing storm shutters over your windows closing curtains & window shades at night will help keep the warmth in during the colder months while closing them during the day and summer will reflect the sun's rays and keep things cool and if
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
Video examples
The mathematics of...
that allow them to draw without a window. One is that parallel lines, like these, can only be drawn as parallel if they're parallel to the plane of the canvas. Otherwise, they need to be drawn converging to a common point
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
another new undescribed comb jelly although specimens have been brought to the surface it's only been seen alive through the windows of deep sea craft like this it uses a pair of long retractable tentacles to catch fish
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
bit like a nice peaceful curtain draping over a window that's not moving. And instead, it looks like there's some sort of breeze gently fluttering that curtain.
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Kyle Carpenter
American Soldier
I always tell people to appreciate the little things in life... Things like driving on a nice day with the windows down, and the fact that you can get a good education or you have a good job.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.
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Penny Johnson Jerald
American Actress
The final scenes in 'Rain' are just like my mother-in-law when she would sit under the window in my sitting room - one foot in the other world and just holding on.
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Jonathan Davis
American Musician
It started when I woke up, all I wanted to do is jump out of the window. I didn't want to eat anymore, because I was afraid that I might poison myself somehow.
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John Pinette
When you're big to the point that you're unhealthy, it's like you see life through a window. You can look at everything going on, but now I can experience it.
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Lady Bird Johnson
American First Lady
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
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Hiro Murai
American Director
I like stories where it feels like you're only seeing a small window of a bigger world.
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Irvin Kershner
American Director
Film is a window to the real world but a lie that makes you believe the unbelievable.
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
Dogs are a window on the natural world.
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Kyle Carpenter
American Soldier
I always tell people to appreciate the little things in life... Things like driving on a nice day with the windows down, and the fact that you can get a good education or you have a good job.
Quote examples
Neil Gaiman
British Author
Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.
Quote examples
Penny Johnson Jerald
American Actress
The final scenes in 'Rain' are just like my mother-in-law when she would sit under the window in my sitting room - one foot in the other world and just holding on.
Quote examples
Jonathan Davis
American Musician
It started when I woke up, all I wanted to do is jump out of the window. I didn't want to eat anymore, because I was afraid that I might poison myself somehow.
Quote examples
John Pinette
When you're big to the point that you're unhealthy, it's like you see life through a window. You can look at everything going on, but now I can experience it.
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Lady Bird Johnson
American First Lady
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
Quote examples
George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
Quote examples
Hiro Murai
American Director
I like stories where it feels like you're only seeing a small window of a bigger world.
Quote examples
Irvin Kershner
American Director
Film is a window to the real world but a lie that makes you believe the unbelievable.
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
Dogs are a window on the natural world.
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