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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.countableuncountable
- She opened the window to let some air in.
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An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.countableuncountable
- There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser'
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The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.countableuncountable
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A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.countablefigurativelyuncountable
- launch window
- window of opportunity
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Something that allows one to see through or into something.countablefigurativelyuncountable
- His journal provides a rare window into his otherwise obscure life.
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A restricted range.countableuncountable
- In this case, a band-pass filter using a range or window of frequencies is appropriate to isolate the frequency or the group of frequencies that characterize a specific cycle.
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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.countableuncountable
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A figure formed of lines crossing each other.countableuncountable
- till he has windows on his bread and butter
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The time between first infection and detectability.countableuncountable
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Synonym of chaff (“strips of material intended to confuse radar”)historicaluncountable
syn. glass