window shade
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈwɪndoʊn ʃeɪd/
- US
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persiana
- She adjusted the window shade to block the morning sunlight from waking her up too early.
- raise the window shade
- pull the window shades
- draw the window shades
They're made in many different form factors and some are like retractable, like a reversed wind shade, window shade.
- They're made in many different form factors and some are like retractable, like a reversed wind shade, window shade.
Examples
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As a kid, she would take the tassels off the window shades and play with them.
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To keep the room dark for movie night, we pulled down the window shade and turned off the lights.
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I was going to look for some window shades for the kitchen.
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All these window shades, pull them down.
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The window had light brown cotton curtains and a window shade with a quarter moon and a star painted on it.
Fiction book (1997) -
Grumbling to herself, she got out of bed and pulled down the window shade.
Fiction book (2001) -
The kitchen light of the house across the street burns brightly behind the window shade.
Fiction book (1998) -
Sunlight is leaking through the bedroom window shade, and Jacob walks over to it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Suzie raises the window shade and is shocked to see the state that Gideon is in.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Val pulled the window shades down and yanked the crimson curtains shut.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A cover for a lamp or window that reduces light
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3.5
A cover that fits over a window and closes to keep out light and rain
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2.1
A cover that gives shade from the sun
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2.2
A cover for a window that blocks light and gives privacy
A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'window' (an opening fitted with glass) and 'shade' (a device that blocks light). This compositional noun phrase denotes a shade used for a window and follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Window shade comes from the simple image of a window covered by a shade you pull down to stop the sun. So, window shade means a cover used 'to block out light' or to give 'privacy'.