window
/ˈwɪndoʊ/
noun
Glass in the wall that lets light in
“She looked out the window at the garden.”
חלון
Window is a noun in the home & furniture category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "Glass in the wall that lets light in" In Hebrew, window translates to חלון.
Example Sentences
- I looked through the window and saw snowflakes falling.
- The puppy pressed its nose against the car window.
- We opened the window to let in the fresh spring breeze.
Did You Know? Before glass was invented, windows were just holes in the wall — sometimes covered with animal skins or thin sheets of animal horn to keep the wind out. The word "window" comes from old Norse words meaning "wind eye," like an eye that looks at the wind!
Common Word Combinations
window sillwindow panebay windowshop window
Related Words
glassshuttercurtainskylight
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