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window
see also HOUSE, BUILDING, ROOM, DOOR - an opening in a building, car, etc that you can see through and which lets light in: window the upstairs/downstairs windows ◎ She was leaning out of the window and waving at us. ◎ a window seat on a train/aeroplane ◎ a wide open window ◎ All the windows were shut. ◎ I sat looking out of the window. ◎ I've seen what I want in the window (= a shop window). My bedroom window overlooks the park. - a small, round window in a ship: porthole ※ car windows CAR - the material that windows are made of: glass (noun U); one piece of glass in a window: pane a pane of glass ◎ a window pane - the arrangement of two layers of glass in a window: double-glazing (noun U); a window or building that uses this system is double-glazed Has your house got double-glazing? - a person whose job is to clean windows: window cleaner - the wood or metal that goes round the outside of a window: (window) frame - a long thin piece of wood or stone that is underneath a window (either inside or outside the building): window sill - a box on an outside window sill containing flowers: window box - a wooden or metal cover that is fixed on the outside of a window and that can be open or shut: shutter - one of several thin, straight pieces of metal in front of a window or door: bar There were bars at the window to stop thieves breaking into the house. - a piece of material that can be moved sideways to cover a window: curtain to draw (= open or close) the curtains - a piece of material that can be pulled down to cover a window: blind Can you pull down the blinds? - a kind of blind that is made from horizontal strips of plastic: venetian blind ※ opening and shutting a window - to move a window so that air can enter a building, car, etc: open sth; opposite: close sth, shut sth May I open the window? ◎ Would you mind closing the window? - to close and lock a window: fasten sth Make sure your doors and windows are securely fastened. ※ more on opening and closing doors, windows, etc OPEN/SHUT, LOCK/CHAIN
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