window

noun

1 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.

▪ replace

WINDOW + 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 screen

ADJECTIVE

▪ active

▪

Click on the window to make it active.

▪ pop-up

▪ browser

VERB + WINDOW

▪ open

▪ close

▪

If you close a couple of windows, the screen will be less cluttered.

▪ minimize, resize, shrink

▪ drag, move

▪ click on

WINDOW + VERB

▪ pop up