- window
- noun1 in a building, car, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ big, huge, large, long, tall, wide▪ narrow, small, tiny▪ panoramic▪ floor-to-ceiling▪ arched, bay, bow, casement, dormer, French, lattice, leaded, picture, rose, sash, skylight, stained-glass▪
French windows lead out onto the patio.
▪The cathedral has a beautiful rose window.
▪ plate-glass▪ double-glazed▪ barred, curtained, shuttered▪All the windows in the prison are barred.
▪ curtainless▪ open▪ boarded-up▪ dark▪ bright, sunny▪ rain-streaked▪ draughty/drafty, ill-fitting▪ broken, cracked, shattered, smashed▪ dirty, dusty, filthy▪ clean▪ steamed-up▪ balcony, basement, bedroom, kitchen, etc.▪ back, front, rear, side, top, upstairs▪ first-floor, ground-floor (BrE), etc.▪ south-facing, etc.▪ display, shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE), storefront (AmE)▪ car, carriage, train, etc.▪ back, driver's, passenger, rear, side▪ electric (BrE), power (AmE)▪ frosted, tinted▪a limousine with tinted windows
VERB + WINDOW▪ gaze out (of), glance out (of), look out (of), peer out (of), see out (of), stare out of▪It was raining so hard I could scarcely see out of the window.
▪ look in▪I found her looking in the window of a department store.
▪ gaze (in) through, look (in) through, peer (in) through, see (sb/sth) through, stare through▪ lean out of, stick your head out of▪ knock on, rap on, tap on▪We tapped on the window to get their attention.
▪ fling open, force (open), open, throw open▪There was evidence that the window had been forced.
▪ roll down, wind down▪I rolled down the window to ask for directions.
▪ close, roll up, shut▪ clean, wash▪ break, shatter, smash▪ blow out▪All the windows were blown out with the force of the blast.
▪ replaceWINDOW + VERB▪ close, open▪How does the window open?
▪ break, shatter, smash▪ flash, gleam, glint, glow, shine▪The windows glinted in the sunlight.
▪ steam up▪The windows all steam up when you have a shower.
▪ rattle▪The windows rattle when a train goes past.
▪ face sth, give a view of sth, look out on sth, overlook sth▪a studio with windows looking out on the park
WINDOW + NOUN▪ frame, ledge, pane, sill▪ blind, coverings (AmE), shade (AmE)▪ seat▪I always ask for a window seat when I fly.
▪ cleaner▪He works as a window cleaner.
▪ display▪ box▪floral displays such as window boxes and hanging baskets
PREPOSITION▪ at the window▪He was standing at the window waiting for us.
▪ by the window▪I sat by the window to get some air.
▪ in the window▪an advertisement in the window of the bakery
▪We caught sight of him in the window as we passed.
▪There was a vase of flowers in the window.
▪ out (of) window▪She gazed out of the window at the falling snow.
▪ through window▪They threw a brick through the window.
2 area on a computer screenADJECTIVE▪ active▪Click on the window to make it active.
▪ pop-up▪ browserVERB + WINDOW▪ open▪ close▪If you close a couple of windows, the screen will be less cluttered.
▪ minimize, resize, shrink▪ drag, move▪ click onWINDOW + VERB▪ pop up
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
