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English noun: window | |||
| 1. | window (artifact) a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | framework | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bay window, bow window, casement window, clearstory, clerestory, display window, dormer, dormer window, dormer window, double glazing, double-hung window, fanlight, fanlight, fanlight, jalousie, lancet window, louvered window, oeil de boeuf, picture window, pivoting window, porthole, rose window, rosette, sash window, shop window, shopwindow, show window, skylight, sliding window, stained-glass window, storm sash, storm window, transom, transom window | ||
| Part holonym | case, casing, mullion, pane, pane of glass, sash, sash fastener, sash lock, window, window frame, window glass, window lock, window sash, windowpane | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| 2. | window (artifact) a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | car window | ||
| Part meronym | auto, autobus, automobile, bus, car, charabanc, coach, double-decker, jitney, machine, motorbus, motorcar, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle | ||
| 3. | window (artifact) a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | panel | ||
| Part meronym | window envelope | ||
| 4. | window (object) an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function | ||
| Samples | He could see them through a window in the trees. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
| 5. | window (time) the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
| 6. | window (artifact) a pane of glass in a window | ||
| Samples | The ball shattered the window. | ||
| Synonyms | windowpane | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pane, pane of glass, window glass | ||
| Part meronym | window | ||
| 7. | window (artifact) an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served | ||
| Samples | He stuck his head in the window. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ticket window | ||
| 8. | window (artifact) (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display, video display | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dialog box, foreground, panel | ||
| Part meronym | computer display, computer screen | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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