window

[ˈwɪndəʊ]
n
a light framework, made of timber, metal, or plastic, that contains glass or glazed opening frames and is placed in a wall or roof to let in light or air or to see through
an opening in the wall or roof of a building that is provided to let in light or air or to see through
See windowpane
the display space in and directly behind a shop window
the dress in the window
any opening or structure resembling a window in function or appearance, such as the transparent area of an envelope revealing an address within
an opportunity to see or understand something usually unseen
a window on the workings of Parliament
a period of unbooked time in a diary, schedule, etc
short for launch windowshort for weather window
a region of the spectrum in which a medium transmits electromagnetic radiationSee radio window
an area of a VDU display that may be manipulated separately from the rest of the display area; typically different files can be displayed simultaneously in different overlapping windows
of or relating to a window or windows
a window ledge
vb
to furnish with or as if with windows
- 习惯用语
- out of the window dispensed with; disregarded