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windows

/ˈwɪndəʊz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
  2. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  3. Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
  4. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
  5. Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
  6. 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.
  7. An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
  8. The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
  9. A period of time when something is available.
  10. A restricted range.
  11. A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.
  12. To furnish with windows.
  13. To place at or in a window.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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