| window |
an opening, esp. in a wall, allowing air and light to enter and providing a view out from within an enclosed space. [4 definitions] |
| window box |
a box on or near a window ledge, for growing plants. [2 definitions] |
| window dressing |
the arrangement of merchandise in a store window so as to display it attractively, or the work of one who sets up such displays. [2 definitions] |
| window envelope |
an envelope that has a transparent panel, through which the address on the enclosure may be seen. |
| windowless |
combined form of window. |
| windowpane |
a sheet of glass that fills a frame in a window. |
| window seat |
a seat built beneath the sill of a window. [2 definitions] |
| window shade |
a shade or blind for a window, made of heavy cloth or paper and usu. mounted on a spring roller. |
| window-shop |
to pass time by looking at merchandise displayed in store windows, usu. without any intention to buy or to buy at that time. |
| windowsill |
the horizontal projecting ledge at the bottom of a window frame. |
| windpipe |
the air passage between the larynx and the bronchial tubes in air-breathing vertebrates; trachea. |
| wind power |
energy, usu. in the form of electricity or mechanical power, produced by the wind's movement of blades on a turbine. |
| windproof |
highly resistant to wind, as fabric or a garment. |
| windrow |
a row of hay or grain raked together to dry before being stacked. [3 definitions] |
| windscreen |
(chiefly British) a transparent, usu. curved pane of glass or plastic mounted in front and usu. at eye level of the driver, rider, or pilot of a vehicle to shield him or her from wind; windshield. |
| windshield |
a transparent, usu. curved pane of glass or plastic mounted in front and usu. at eye level of the driver, rider, or pilot of a vehicle to shield him or her from wind. [2 definitions] |
| windshield wiper |
a long, narrow piece of rubber attached to a metal blade that moves mechanically across a front or rear window of a car or other vehicle. A windshield wiper moves back and forth to remove raindrops, snow, leaves, dirt, or the like from the windshield. |
| windsock |
a tapered open-ended cloth tube with the larger end pivoting from a pole, mounted as at airports to show the wind direction. |
| Windsor |
a member of the British royal family since 1917, or the name of the family itself. |
| Windsor chair |
a wooden chair having a spindle back, outward-slanting legs, and a saddle seat. |
| Windsor knot |
a form of slipknot used to tie a four-in-hand necktie, that results in a wide triangular knot. |