window
part of speech
noun (window, windows)
meaning for a pupil
1) A window is an opening in a wall or a car with glass, to let in light and air. tree →
2) A window is one part of a computer screen where a program shows. tree →
3) A shop window shows goods to people outside. tree →
4) A window of time is a short time when something can be done. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a thing counted in houses; panes per window; cleaning windows at a rate. In everyday life: opening a window for fresh air, window seats on a plane, window shopping (looking, not buying). Phrases: «look out of the window», «open the window», «window seat», «window shopping».
examples
- The house has 12 windows. tree →
- Each window has 4 panes. tree →
- He cleans 3 windows an hour. tree →
- How many panes are there in all? tree →
- Can I have the window seat on the bus? tree →
- She looked out of the window at the rain. tree →
- Close that window on the screen and open the game. tree →
- We went window shopping at the mall. tree →
- Exactly at midnight the window opened. tree →
note
Countable: «a window». «Out of the window» (UK) or «out the window» (US). Maths: counted things; per window is a rate (windows × panes). Safety: young children should not lean out of open windows.
In the corpora
- Heating a room with the window open sends the warm air, and the money that paid for it, straight outside.
- Scene: in Leeds, Nan is at the window with her tea.
- Breathe on a cold window and the mist shows that the air you breathe out is warm and wet from inside you.
- Birds crash into windows because they see reflected trees and sky, and stickers on the glass break up the reflection.
- Think of a tree frog stuck to a window at night.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «window» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.