window frame
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1.9
- noun
:
marco de ventana
- She painted the window frame a bright blue to match the rest of the house.
Examples
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Plastic was stapled to the window frames to keep out the cold.
Fiction book (1994) -
Leaning in the window frame, she felt a gust of wind against her face.
Fiction book (2000) -
I could see her come in and out of the window frame.
Fiction book (1997) -
So I removed the shards of glass stuck in the window frame.
Fiction book (1998) -
The moon shone through the window frames and made things in the room look eerie and spiteful.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ancient carvings decorated door sills and window frames, some showing the symbols of Christianity, some obviously much older.
Fiction book (1992) -
The wind howled through the window frames, the chimney, and the leaky shingles.
Fiction book (1996) -
In Grandma's white porcelain and linoleum kitchen, the window frames and dishes begin to rattle.
Fiction book (1998) -
If you notice a draft in the room, check the window frame for gaps.
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The carpenter carefully measured the wood to create a sturdy window frame.
Synonyms
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1.0
A rigid border that surrounds and supports a picture or mirror
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'window' (an opening fitted with glass) and 'frame' (a rigid surround): it refers to the surround or support of a window. This is a common noun–noun composition found across languages and follows standard English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Window frame comes from the simple idea of a frame like a picture frame that goes around a window and holds the glass in place, so it means 'the fixed structure that surrounds and supports a window'.