window box

noun

: a box designed to hold soil for growing plants at a windowsill

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Hodges also recommends staying away from fake plants on doors and in hanging planters and window boxes when possible. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025 The Joys of Gardening Whether you’re limited to an apartment window box or looking to start a backyard vegetable garden, these tips can help. Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 Creating a breakfast nook, Ruttenberg worked with Red Threads to expand the window box and create a two-sided banquette, with cushions upholstered in antique fabric in green plaid to contrast the walls. John Ortved, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025 In recent years, members who are artisans have spruced up the clubhouse, making custom windows and Austrian-style trim and window boxes. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for window box

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of window box was in 1839

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“Window box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20box. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

window box

noun
: a box for growing plants in or by a window
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