windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
ˈwin-dō-ˌsil 
-də-
: the horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening
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The team took 100 samples from windowsills, desks and stairwells in the Caltech geology and planetary science buildings.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The child of Ukrainian immigrants, Bernstein grew up in suburban Boston, an irrepressibly musical little boy who loved listening to the radio and beat out rhythms on the windowsills at home.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Rosemary, basil, and other potted herbs bring harmonious wood chi to a sunny kitchen windowsill.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
The sheer musk has a shower-fresh smell with just a touch of sweet rose—like a steamy bathroom with a vase of fresh flowers on the windowsill.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The child of Ukrainian immigrants, Bernstein grew up in suburban Boston, an irrepressibly musical little boy who loved listening to the radio and beat out rhythms on the windowsills at home.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Rosemary, basil, and other potted herbs bring harmonious wood chi to a sunny kitchen windowsill.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
The sheer musk has a shower-fresh smell with just a touch of sweet rose—like a steamy bathroom with a vase of fresh flowers on the windowsill.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Windowsill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windowsill. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
-ˌsil
: the horizontal piece at the bottom of a window
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