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Windex

Windex

3 2.4
A blue liquid people use to clean glass and mirrors
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪndɛks/
  • Informal
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  • Can you hand me that bottle of Windex to clean the window?
  • a bottle of Windex
  • Windex and paper towels
  • Windex cleaning

Like I don't want to smell this all day or like taste it like Windex.

Examples

  • First, fill your clean and empty spray bottle with a bit of bleach (I used an old Windex bottle).

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  • Windex gets expensive.

  • - Do you have any Windex in your purse?

  • I never left the garage without my windex.

  • - They showed traces of "Windex" spray.

  • And I often feel like I am always running for the carpet cleaner or Windex to clean up after their adventures.

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  • Got any Windex?

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  • Jenny, get the Windex!

  • Broom, mop, bucket, drain snake, Windex, rags, whatever you need, we got it.

  • She soaps my sponge, lathers my dishes, and sprays Windex on my sugar ants.

    Fiction book (2000)

Surface Forms

Windex singular
Windexes plural

Etymology

Windex is a brand name that begins with W, reminding us of 'window', and its short, catchy form made it easy for people to use. A helpful way to remember it is that people began using Windex to mean any glass cleaner.