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 ~s lead out onto the patio.
▪
The cathedral has a beautiful rose ~.
▪ plate-glass
▪ double-glazed
▪ barred , curtained , shuttered
▪
All the ~s 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 ~s
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 ~.
▪ look in
▪
I found her looking in the ~ 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 ~ to get their attention.
▪ fling open , force (open) , open , throw open
▪
There was evidence that the ~ had been forced.
▪ roll down , wind down
▪
I rolled down the ~ to ask for directions.
▪ close , roll up , shut
▪ clean , wash
▪ break , shatter , smash
▪ blow out
▪
All the ~s were blown out with the force of the blast.
▪ replace
WINDOW + VERB
▪ close , open
▪
How does the ~ open?
▪ break , shatter , smash
▪ flash , gleam , glint , glow , shine
▪
The ~s glinted in the sunlight.
▪ steam up
▪
The ~s all steam up when you have a shower.
▪ rattle
▪
The ~s rattle when a train goes past.
▪ face sth , give a view of sth , look out on sth , overlook sth
▪
a studio with ~s looking out on the park
WINDOW + NOUN
▪ frame , ledge , pane , sill
▪ blind , coverings ( AmE ), shade ( AmE )
▪ seat
▪
I always ask for a ~ seat when I fly.
▪ cleaner
▪
He works as a ~ cleaner.
▪ display
▪ box
▪
floral displays such as ~ boxes and hanging baskets
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~
▪
He was standing at the ~ waiting for us.
▪ by the ~
▪
I sat by the ~ to get some air.
▪ in the ~
▪
an advertisement in the ~ of the bakery
▪
We caught sight of him in the ~ as we passed.
▪
There was a vase of flowers in the ~.
▪ out (of) ~
▪
She gazed out of the ~ at the falling snow.
▪ through ~
▪
They threw a brick through the ~.
2 area on a computer screen
ADJECTIVE
▪ active
▪
Click on the ~ to make it active.
▪ pop-up
▪ browser
VERB + WINDOW
▪ open
▪ close
▪
If you close a couple of ~s, the screen will be less cluttered.
▪ minimize , resize , shrink
▪ drag , move
▪ click on
WINDOW + VERB
▪ pop up