windowpane
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/
:
vidrio
- The robin flew into the windowpane and left a small crack.
Examples
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Jamie sat bolt upright, staring at the windowpane, bright with sun.
Fiction book (1992) -
All that cheered him up was the beautiful creature in red across the way, whose life grew increasingly tantalizing behind her windowpane.
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I broke a small windowpane in a door and let myself in.
Fiction book (1995) -
But the girl was too distracted to do much more than peer out the dirty windowpane.
Fiction book (1994) -
After all, the city beyond the thin windowpane was erupting in a passion of joy.
Fiction book (1992) -
The world blows through my broken windowpanes without leaving a trace.
Fiction book (1995) -
Shadows of the trees and windowpanes cut the soft light into sharp fragments.
Fiction book (1994) -
The daylight would be coming now, though the windowpanes still reflected the lamplight.
Fiction book (1992) -
Theo leaned his cheek against the cool windowpane and looked down over Germany.
Fiction book (1991) -
Theo pressed his forehead against the glass of the windowpane and watched the blossoming fires.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
28
1.6
A single sheet of glass in a window or door
5
1.6
A flat sheet of glass that fits in a window or door
3
1.0
A flat piece of clear glass that sits in a window or door to let light in
A single piece of glass in a window
Compounds
- Philippine
A sea animal with a large thin shell that people use for decoration and for food
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windowpane The word joins window and pane, where pane means 'piece', so a windowpane is one 'piece' of glass set into a window frame.