window

window
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. casement, dormer, opening; pane; bay window, oriel; port[hole]; skylight; embrasure, loophole.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [An architectural opening for light and air]
Syn. skylight, porthole, bay window, bow window, picture window, oriel, casement, fenestration, dormer, embrasure, stained-glass, rose window, show window, bull's eye, fanlight, transom, peephole, oeil-de-boeuf, vitrail ( both French).
2. [That which fills a window]
Syn. lattice, shutter, glass, pane, windowpane, stained glass.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
opening, glass, portal, casement, dormer, bay window, oriel, skylight, roundel, deadlight.

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