Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun window

8 senses of window

Sense 1
window -- (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
       => framework -- (a structure supporting or containing something)

Sense 2
window -- (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)
       => opening -- (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door")

Sense 3
window -- (a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material)
       => panel -- (sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something)

Sense 4
window -- (an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees")
       => opening, gap -- (an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall")

Sense 5
window -- (the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something; "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded")
       => time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")

Sense 6
windowpane, window -- (a pane of glass in a window; "the ball shattered the window")
       => pane, pane of glass, window glass -- (sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors)

Sense 7
window -- (an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served; "he stuck his head in the window")
       => opening -- (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door")

Sense 8
window -- ((computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen)
       => display, video display -- (an electronic device that represents information in visual form)