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{
"term": "window",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/ho/house_2.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an opening in the wall or roof of a building, car, etc., usually covered with glass, that allows light and air to come in and people to see out; the glass in a window",
"sensetop": "out of the windowthrough the window",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She **looked out of the window**.",
"contextForm": "out of the window"
},
{
"text": "He saw her through the rear window of the car.",
"contextForm": "through the window"
},
{
"text": "to **open/close the window**"
},
{
"text": "the **bedroom/kitchen/car window**"
},
{
"text": "a broken window"
},
{
"text": "The burglars smashed a window to get in."
},
{
"text": "All the windows blew out with the force of the blast."
},
{
"text": "All the windows in the prison are barred."
},
{
"text": "He was standing at the window waiting for us."
},
{
"text": "How does the window open?"
},
{
"text": "I rolled down the window to ask for directions."
},
{
"text": "I sat by the window to get some air."
},
{
"text": "It was raining so hard I could scarcely see out of the window."
},
{
"text": "No light showed in any of the blank windows of the house."
},
{
"text": "She gazed out of the window at the falling snow."
},
{
"text": "The windows all steam up when you have a shower."
},
{
"text": "The windows glinted in the sunlight."
},
{
"text": "The windows of the house stared bleakly down at her."
},
{
"text": "The windows rattle when a train goes past."
},
{
"text": "There was a vase of flowers in the window."
},
{
"text": "There was evidence that the window had been forced."
},
{
"text": "They threw a brick through the window."
},
{
"text": "We caught sight of him in the window as we passed."
},
{
"text": "a studio with windows looking out on the park"
},
{
"text": "Keep all doors and windows closed."
},
{
"text": "a stained glass window"
},
{
"text": "There was a view of the sky through open windows."
},
{
"text": "She could see a field of sunflowers just outside her window."
},
{
"text": "The flat has windows onto streets on two sides."
},
{
"text": "A bullet shattered the window to her room."
},
{
"text": "We get our windows cleaned every two months."
}
],
"topics": ["Houses and homes", "Buildings"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"],
"verb + window": ["gaze out (of)", "glance out (of)", "look out (of)"],
"window + verb": ["close", "open", "break"],
"window + noun": ["frame", "ledge", "pane"],
"preposition": ["at the window", "by the window", "in the window"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the glass at the front of a shop and the area behind it where goods are shown to the public",
"sensetop": "in the window",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I saw the dress I wanted in the window.",
"contextForm": "in the window"
},
{
"text": "a window display"
},
{
"text": "I found her looking in the window of a department store."
},
{
"text": "There was a sign in the window advertising for staff."
}
],
"topics": ["Shopping"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a small area of something that you can see through, for example to talk to somebody or read something on the other side",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was a long line of people at the box-office window."
},
{
"text": "We tapped on the window to get their attention."
},
{
"text": "The address must be clearly visible through the window of the envelope."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an area within a frame on a computer screen, in which a particular program is operating or in which information of a particular type is shown",
"labels": "(computing)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to create/open a window"
},
{
"text": "Click on the window to make it active."
},
{
"text": "If you close a couple of windows, the screen will be less cluttered."
},
{
"text": "When you click on a link, a separate browser window opens for the new page."
}
],
"topics": ["Computers"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["active", "pop-up", "browser"],
"verb + window": ["open", "close", "minimize"],
"window + verb": ["pop up"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a way of seeing and learning about something",
"sensetop": "window on/into something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Television is a sort of **window on the world**."
},
{
"text": "It gave me an intriguing window into the way people live."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a time when there is an opportunity to do something, although it may not last long",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We now have a small **window of opportunity** in which to make our views known."
},
{
"text": "Do you have a window next Monday?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to stop existing; to disappear completely",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "As soon as the kids arrived, order went out of the window."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪndəʊ/",
"audio": "wi/window/window__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪndəʊ/",
"audio": "wi/window/window__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr ‘wind’ + auga ‘eye’."
}