win‧dow S1 W1 /ˈwɪndəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: vindauga, from vindr 'wind' + auga 'eye']

1. a space or an area of glass in the wall of a building or vehicle that lets in light
open/close/shut a window
Do you mind if I open the window?
out of/from/through the window
She looked out of the window to see if it was raining.
The sun was shining through the windows.
in the window (=just inside a window)
We were looking at the Christmas displays in the shop windows.
bedroom/kitchen etc window ⇒ bay window, DORMER WINDOW, French windows, picture window, sash window

2. one of the separate areas on a computer screen where different programs are operating

3. (also window of opportunity) a short period of time that is available for a particular activity:
Delay might open a window of opportunity for their rivals.

4. an area on an envelope with clear plastic in it which lets you see the address written on the letter inside the envelope

5. a window on/to the world something that makes it possible to see and learn about what is happening in other parts of the world:
Television provides us with a useful window on the world.

6. go out (of) the window informal to disappear completely or no longer have any effect:
One glass of wine, and all my good intentions went out the window.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

window
noun
I. in a building, car, etc.
ADJ. big, huge, long, tall, wide | narrow, small | panoramic | floor-length, floor-to-ceiling | deep-set | arched, bay, bow, casement, dormer, French, lattice, leaded, picture, rose, sash, skylight, small-paned, stained-glass You get to the garden through French windows at the back of the house. The cathedral has a beautiful rose window.
plate-glass | double-glazed | barred, curtained, shuttered All the windows in the prison are barred.
curtainless | open | boarded-up | blank No light showed in any of the blank windows of the house.
dark | bright, sunny | rain-lashed, rain-streaked | draughty, ill-fitting | dirty, dusty, filthy | clean | steamed-up | balcony, basement, bedroom, kitchen, etc. | back, front, rear, side, top, topmost, upstairs | first-floor, ground-floor, etc. | south-facing, etc. | display, shop | car, carriage, train, etc. | back, driver's, passenger, rear | electric | smoked, tinted a limousine with smoked windows
VERB + WINDOW gaze out (of), gaze through, look in (through), look out (of), look through, peer out (of), peer (in) through, see out (of), see through, stare out of, stare (in) through I found her looking in the window of a department store. It was raining so hard I could scarcely see out the window.
lean out of, stick your head out of | knock on, rap on, tap on We tapped on the window to get their attention.
fling open, force (open), open, throw open There was evidence that the window had been forced.
roll down, wind down I rolled down the window to ask for directions.
close, roll up, shut | clean, wash | break, shatter, smash | replace
WINDOW + VERB open, wind down How does the window open?
close, go up | break, shatter, smash | blow out All the windows blew out with the force of the blast.
flash, gleam, glint, glow, shine The windows glinted in the sunlight.
steam up The windows all steam up when you have a shower.
rattle The windows rattle when a train goes past.
face sth, give a view of sth, look, overlook sth, stare a studio with windows looking south towards the park The windows of the house stared bleakly down at her.
WINDOW + NOUN frame, ledge, pane, sill | seat I always ask for a window seat when I fly.
cleaner He works as a window cleaner.
display | shopping I love going window shopping (= looking at things in the shops without buying anything).
PREP. at the ~ He was standing at the window waiting for us.
by the ~ I sat by the window to get some air.
in the ~ an advertisement in the shop window We caught sight of him in the window as we passed. There was a vase of flowers in the window. A bird flew in the open window.
out (of) ~ She gazed out of the window at the falling snow.
through ~ They threw a brick through the window.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

window
II. area on a computer screen
ADJ. active Click on the window to make it active.
VERB + WINDOW open | close If you close a couple of windows, the screen will be less cluttered.
enlarge, minimize, resize, shrink | drag, move | click on
 ⇒ Special page at COMPUTER

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

window

open a window
I opened the window and breathed in the fresh air.
close/shut a window
She shut the window firmly.
roll up/down a window (=open or shut the window in a car)
Lucy rolled the window down and waved to him.
look/gaze/stare out of the window
Mom stared out of the window at the road.
open
A breeze from the open window lifted her hair.
closed/shut
All the windows were closed.
a front window
I don't want people looking in my front window.
a back window
The burglar had got in through one of the back windows.
the rear window (=the back window, especially of a car)
The car's rear window had been bashed in.
a shop/store window
She looked in shop windows.
somebody's bedroom/office window
From his bedroom window he could see two men having an argument.
the kitchen/car etc window
She had left the kitchen window open.
a stained glass window (=made of pieces of coloured glass)
The church has fine medieval stained glass windows.
the window frame
The window frame was rotten.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

window
ˈwɪndəu
See: go out the window

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