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window

/ˈwɪndəʊ/
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noun

  • The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

    "To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff."

  • Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  • Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
  • Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
  • Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
Synonyms:window

noun

  • An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
  • An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.
  • The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.
  • A period of time when something is available.

    "launch window;  window of opportunity;  You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn."

  • A restricted range.
  • A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.
  • A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
  • The time between first infection and detectability.

verb

  • To furnish with windows.
  • To place at or in a window.

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