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windows

noun US /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,004 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,192 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

windows in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • He studied the windows, picturing Katherine alone, surrounded by the complications of this unexpected tragedy.

    The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1

  • One by one the lights go out, and the great windows with diminutive panes become dark.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • The houses here were so high that the upper windows could scarcely be seen from below.

    Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1

  • I propose some day next week to commence a general fusilade from the windows of my office upon the passers-by.

    Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1

  • Zeena always went to bed as soon as she had had her supper, and the shutterless windows of the house were dark.

    Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1

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