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WINDOW: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WINDOW?

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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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Window as a Noun
Definitions of "Window" as a noun
Synonyms of "Window" as a noun (7 Words)
Usage Examples of "Window" as a noun
Associations of "Window" (30 Words)

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.*