window
/ˈwɪndəʊ/
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Translation
A hole in a wall, filled with glass, that lets in light and that you can see through.
Word origin
From Old Norse vindauga, meaning wind-eye, because it was once just an open hole for air.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- vindauga
Grammar
Gender
Pluralwindows
Examples
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Here "window" is the glass part of the wall that you can open.
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"Window" is the place where light comes into the room.
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"Windows" is the plural, meaning more than one window.
A window is a hole in a wall that has glass in it. It lets light and air into a room, and you can look through it to see what is outside. You can open and close a window.
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