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- [win-dohz]
- /ˈwɪn doʊz/
- /ˈwɪn.dəʊ/
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- [win-dohz]
- /ˈwɪn doʊz/
Definitions of windows word
- noun windows an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass. 1
- noun windows such an opening with the frame, sashes, and panes of glass, or any other device, by which it is closed. 1
- noun windows the frame, sashes, and panes of glass, or the like, intended to fit such an opening: Finally the builders put in the windows. 1
- noun windows a windowpane. 1
- noun windows anything likened to a window in appearance or function, as a transparent section in an envelope, displaying the address. 1
- noun windows a period of time regarded as highly favorable for initiating or completing something: Investors have a window of perhaps six months before interest rates rise. 1
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Origin of windows
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English windoge, windowe < Old Norse vindauga, equivalent to vindr wind1 + auga eye
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Parts of speech for Windows
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
windows popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for windows
noun windows
- windowpanes — Plural form of windowpane.
- glasses — Carter, 1858–1946, U.S. statesman.
- opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
- chances — Plural form of chance.
- gaps — Plural form of gap.
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