ajar1 |
partly opened, as a hinged door, window, or lid. |
architrave |
the decorative band or molding lining a door or window. [1/2 definitions] |
awning |
a cover made of canvas or other material that is placed over a door or window. An awning keeps out sun and rain. |
barred |
protected with bars, as a window. [1/3 definitions] |
blind |
a window cover often made of cloth or thin pieces of metal or plastic. [1/2 definitions] |
bow window |
a bay window built in a curve outward from a building. |
café curtains |
short unpleated curtains, esp. for covering the lower half of a window. |
came2 |
a thin, grooved strip of lead used to secure a piece of glass, as in a stained glass window. |
case2 |
the frame around a door or window; casing. [1/5 definitions] |
casement |
a hinged window sash that opens like a door. [2/3 definitions] |
casing |
a framework for a window or door. [1/4 definitions] |
crown glass |
an old form of circular window glass made by blowing a globe and whirling it into a flat disk. [1/2 definitions] |
curtain |
a piece of cloth that hangs in a window or other opening to shut out light or to cover something. |
deadlight |
a strong shutter or cover fastened over the interior of a ship's porthole or cabin window in stormy weather. [2/3 definitions] |
defenestration |
the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. [1/2 definitions] |
dialog box |
a window that appears on a computer screen to ask for information from the person using the computer. |
display |
a careful arrangement of items for viewing, esp. items for sale, as in a shop window. [1/8 definitions] |
dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof; dormer window. [2 definitions] |
drivethrough |
a window at which customers can do business with an establishment without getting out of their cars. A drive-through also consists of a special lane or lanes for the cars to access the window and to exit after completion of business. [1/3 definitions] |
embrasure |
an opening for a door or window splayed toward the interior. [1/2 definitions] |
fanlight |
a window that is ribbed and shaped like an open fan, usu. above a door. |