window pane
- noun
- NSFW
Examples
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In the window of the large room by Mother's bed, the snow covered half the window pane.
Fiction book (1991) -
Barney ducks and Pyrite smashes a window pane.
Fiction book (1994) -
His wife was wearing her glasses, the glasses that she bought at Woolworths, the lenses as uncurved as window panes.
Fiction book (1994) -
She rang the bell, knocked, and rapped on the window pane.
Fiction book (1994) -
He gave a nod, and Grissom laid two fingers very casually against the window pane.
Fiction book (1994) -
Last night, I had an incredible experience after taking a window pane at a friend's party.
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He said the window pane was the best way to enjoy a unique trip without having to travel far.
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When she offered me a window pane, I knew I was in for an unforgettable night of vivid colors and strange thoughts.
Synonyms
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9.4
A street name for the drug LSD that causes strong visual and mental changes
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9.9
A drug that makes people see things that are not real
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9.9
A slang name for the drug LSD
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9.9
A small piece of paper or gel that has a dose of LSD
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9.9
A slang name for the drug LSD
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9.9
A slang name for LSD, a drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real
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9.9
A street name for an illegal drug that makes people see things that are not real
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9.9
An illegal drug that makes you see things that are not real
A slang word for a strong drug that makes you see things that are not real
A slang name for the drug LSD that makes people see things that are not real
Surface Forms
Morphology
The slang meaning (an LSD gel tab) is not derivable from the ordinary senses of 'window' (an opening with glass) and 'pane' (a sheet of glass). Identifying this drug sense requires specific slang knowledge rather than composition of the constituents, so a B1 learner who only knows the literal words would not predict the meaning.
Etymology
Window pane comes from the way the tiny, thin squares used for the drug look like little pieces of clear glass, like a window and its pane. So the name came to mean 'a small, thin square of LSD'.