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window
noun
a
hole
in
the
wall
,
roof
,
or
side
of
a
vehicle
that
is
usually
filled
with
glass
and
lets
in
light
and
air
while
allowing
people
to
look
out
•
It
was
stuffy
in
the
room
,
so
Mia
opened
the
window
to
let
fresh
air
in
.
It
was
stuffy
in
the
room
,
so
Mia
opened
the
window
to
let
fresh
air
in
.
•
Raindrops
tapped
against
the
classroom
window
during
the
math
lesson
.
Raindrops
tapped
against
the
classroom
window
during
the
math
lesson
.
Old
English
‘
wind-ēage
’
literally
‘
wind
eye
’,
referring
to
an
opening
for
air
and
light
.
noun
a
rectangular
area
on
a
computer
,
tablet
,
or
phone
screen
that
shows
the
contents
of
a
program
,
file
,
or
webpage
separately
from
other
areas
•
Lena
dragged
the
photo
into
a
new
window
to
edit
it
.
Lena
dragged
the
photo
into
a
new
window
to
edit
it
.
•
Too
many
windows
were
open
,
so
the
laptop
began
to
slow
down
.
Too
many
windows
were
open
,
so
the
laptop
began
to
slow
down
.
Sense
extended
in
the
1980s
from
the
physical
‘
window
’
to
the
framed
area
on
a
screen
.
noun
a
clear
plastic
opening
in
an
envelope
or
package
that
lets
you
see
the
address
or
contents
inside
•
The
address
showed
through
the
window
of
the
envelope
,
so
no
label
was
needed
.
The
address
showed
through
the
window
of
the
envelope
,
so
no
label
was
needed
.
•
He
peeked
at
the
paycheck
amount
through
the
little
window
before
opening
the
envelope
.
He
peeked
at
the
paycheck
amount
through
the
little
window
before
opening
the
envelope
.
Adopted
in
the
early
20th
century
when
envelopes
with
transparent
film
became
common
for
mail
sorting
machines
.
noun
a
limited
period
of
time
when
something
can
happen
or
be
done
•
There
was
only
a
small
window
to
catch
the
train
before
the
doors
closed
.
There
was
only
a
small
window
to
catch
the
train
before
the
doors
closed
.
•
Doctors
have
a
critical
window
of
time
to
treat
a
stroke
patient
.
Doctors
have
a
critical
window
of
time
to
treat
a
stroke
patient
.
Metaphoric
use
recorded
since
the
15th
century
,
comparing
a
chance
to
an
opening
that
lets
something
pass
through
.