windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
ˈwin-dō-ˌsil 
-də-
: the horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening
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Outside the window, the spring sun shines, the curtains are barely moving from the thin draft, and a cat sits on the windowsill and looks at birds or other cats on the street.
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Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
Soccer coaches have job security in the same way the fly buzzing around your window has a bed on the windowsill.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Place them at the center of the dining table or display them on a windowsill — without worrying about blowing them out at the end of the night.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Grow them in a windowsill or near a south or east-facing window that receives bright light.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
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Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
Soccer coaches have job security in the same way the fly buzzing around your window has a bed on the windowsill.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Place them at the center of the dining table or display them on a windowsill — without worrying about blowing them out at the end of the night.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Grow them in a windowsill or near a south or east-facing window that receives bright light.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for windowsill
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“Windowsill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windowsill. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
-ˌsil
: the horizontal piece at the bottom of a window
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