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Windows

/ˈwɪndəʊz/

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

📖 Definitions of "Windows"

noun
  1. 1

    The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

    "To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff."

  2. 2

    Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.

  3. 3

    Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.

  4. 4

    Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.

  3. 3

    The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.

  4. 4

    A period of time when something is available.

    "launch window;  window of opportunity;  You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn."

verb
  1. 1

    To furnish with windows.

  2. 2

    To place at or in a window.

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windowpanenounA piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
taskbarnoun(graphical user interface) A bar on a computer desktop used to launch and monitor applications.
microsoftnoun(trademark) Microsoft Corporation.
upsnounInitialism of United Parcel Service.
timesnounThe circumstances of a certain time.
winnounAn individual victory.
exhaustnounA system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
wellsnounA small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445).
panesnounA surname.
abmsnoun(banking, Canada) Initialism of automated bank machine.
atmsnoun(slang, by extension) Any source of a large amount of money.
countersnounOne who counts.
crystalsan album by Sam Rivers released by Impulse!
glassesnounSpectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
glazingsnounThe part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
intervalsnounA period of time.
kiosksnounA small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
machines(also known as Machines: Wired for War) a 3D real-time strategy game released for Microsoft Windows.
moonscelestial bodies that orbit planets or smaller bodies.
nichesnoun(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.

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