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• n  a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
• n  a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
• n  a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
• n  an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
  he could see them through a window in the trees
• n  the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something
  the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves
  they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded
• n  a pane of glass in a window
  the ball shattered the window
• n  an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served
  he stuck his head in the window
• n  (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen

• Readers of Andrew Sullivan's Blog, The Daily Dish, sent him images of the views from their windows.
• The mannequins in department-store windows traditionally are posed in attitudes of stiff propriety.
• In keeping with a China Blog tradition, I'll sign off with a photo from the bureau window.

• windowpane

News & Articles

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• SUV window shot out in NE Portland; 3 detained
  PORTLAND -- Three juveniles were arrested Thursday morning after a woman's SUV window was shot out on a Northeast Portland street, police said. Police were called just before 6 a.m. to the report of shots fired at Northeast 103rd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard, said Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau. The caller reported seeing five men involved in a disturbance and said one of them ...
  June 27, 2013 - KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland
• WINDOW SHATTERED: Police Investigating Bus Incident
  Police are trying to figure out what hit a Dart bus shattering a passenger window. It happened around 1:15 p.m....
  June 27, 2013 - WHO-TV 13 Des Moines
• Window at Marshfield restaurant shatters during thunderstorm
  Marshfield Fire Department responded to multiple 911 calls from the Cask ‘n Flagon Monday night  (June 24) reporting possible injuries from a shattered window. According to Chief Kevin Robinson, the incident occurred at the height of the severe thunderstorm moving through the region at the time.
  June 26, 2013 - Marshfield Mariner

Quotes

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• Jock Stirrup in guardian.co.uk
  Sir Jock Stirrup, chief of the defence staff, said: "Make no mistake, the Taliban influence is waning, and through British blood, determination and grit, a window of opportunity has been opened."
• Mark Hughes in International Herald Tribune
  We know the areas of the squad we have to strengthen and we will try to do that,Hughes said. "It is not going to happen in this window, or even two or three. We need more time."
• David Plouffe in Seattle Times
  Obama campaign manager David Plouffe called Tuesday "the last big window of opportunity" for Clinton, noting that "enormous leads" she enjoyed as recently as two weeks ago had dwindled or evaporated.