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   window

   /ˈwɪndəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. an opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle, fitted with glass in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.
   • ▪ a pane of glass filling a window: "thieves smashed a window and took £600"
   • ▪ an opening in a wall or screen through which customers are served in a bank, ticket office, or similar building.
   • ▪ a space behind the window of a shop where goods are displayed for sale: "beautiful window displays"
   • ▪ a means of observing and learning about something: "television is a window on the world"
   • 2. a transparent panel on an envelope to show an address.
   • 3. a framed area on a display screen for viewing information.
   • 4. an interval or opportunity for action: "the parliamentary recess offers a good window for a bid"
   • ▪ an interval during which atmospheric and astronomical circumstances are suitable for the launch of a spacecraft.
   • 5. a range of electromagnetic wavelengths for which a medium (especially the atmosphere) is transparent.
   • 6. strips of metal foil dispersed in the air to obstruct radar detection.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr ‘wind’ + auga ‘eye’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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     4

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   • D

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   • O

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