Need another word that means the same as “window”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “window” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Window” are: windowpane, casement, opening, aperture, opportunity, right moment, chance
Window as a Noun
Definitions of "Window" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “window” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A space behind the window of a shop where goods are displayed for sale.
- Strips of metal foil dispersed in the air to obstruct radar detection.
- 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 range of electromagnetic wavelengths for which a medium (especially the atmosphere) is transparent.
- The time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something.
- A means of observing and learning about something.
- An interval during which atmospheric and astronomical circumstances are suitable for the launch of a spacecraft.
- A pane of glass in a window.
- (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen.
- An opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle, fitted with glass in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.
- A rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen.
- An interval or opportunity for action.
- An opening that resembles a window in appearance or function.
- A transparent panel on an envelope to show an address.
- A framed area on a display screen for viewing information.
- A pane of glass filling a window.
- 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 in a wall or screen through which customers are served in a bank, ticket office, or similar building.
- An opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served.
Synonyms of "Window" as a noun (7 Words)
aperture | A natural opening in something. A refracting telescope with an aperture of 3 inches. |
casement | The sash of a sash window. Casement windows. |
chance | An opportunity to do or achieve something. We ran into each other by pure chance. |
opening | The act of opening something. There are few openings for the ex footballer. |
opportunity | A chance for employment or promotion. The night drive gave us the opportunity of spotting rhinos. |
right moment | Anything in accord with principles of justice. |
windowpane | A pane of glass in a window. |
Usage Examples of "Window" as a noun
- The expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves.
- He could see them through a window in the trees.
- Beautiful window displays.
- Thieves smashed a window and took £600.
- The ball shattered the window.
- He stuck his head in the window.
- Television is a window on the world.
- The parliamentary recess offers a good window for a bid.
- They had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded.
Associations of "Window" (30 Words)
admittance | A measure of electrical conduction, numerically equal to the reciprocal of the impedance. People were unable to gain admittance to the hall. |
bungalow | A small house with a single story. |
cabinet | A piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display. A cabinet meeting. |
ceiling | The maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach. He put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him. |
console | Give moral or emotional strength to. The bust of Napoleon stood on a console. |
damper | A depressing restraint. This will be a damper on the liberal agenda for the next couple of years. |
door | A doorway. The office next door. |
doorway | The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. He stuck his head in the doorway. |
dormer | A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window. |
entrance | A movement into or inward. An entrance hall. |
exit | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. She slipped out by the rear exit. |
fanlight | A window in a roof to admit daylight. |
frame | A structural environment within which a class of words or other linguistic units can be correctly used For example I him is a frame for a large class of transitive verbs. An utterance may mean the opposite of what it says if used within a frame of teasing. |
gate | Control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate. An average home gate of more than 12 000. |
gateway | A device used to connect two different networks, especially a connection to the internet. To me a home in the country was a gateway to happiness. |
hinge | Attach or join with or as if with a hinge. The ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom. |
jamb | Upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame. He leaned against the door jamb. |
latticed | Decorated with or in the form of a lattice. A latticed screen. |
lintel | Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window. |
lobby | In the UK lobby correspondents collectively. They insist on their right to lobby Congress. |
pane | A panel or section of panels in a wall or door. |
porch | A veranda. The north porch of Hereford Cathedral. |
portal | A grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically. The portals of heaven. |
porthole | An opening for firing a cannon through. |
roof | Function as the roof of. A thatched roof. |
room | The people present in a room. He was trapped without room to move. |
sill | A strong horizontal beam forming a base in the frame of a timber-framed building. |
skylight | A window in a roof to admit daylight. |
slam | A grand slam all thirteen tricks or small slam twelve tricks for which bonus points are scored if bid and made. Charlie slammed down the phone. |
threshold | The magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested. He stood on the threshold of Sheila s bedroom. |