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windowsill

or win·dow sill

[ win-doh-sil ]

noun

  1. the sill under a window.


windowsill

/ ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl /

noun

  1. a sill below a window
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of windowsill1

First recorded in 1695–1705; window + sill
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Example Sentences

For best results, position these stumps on a sunny windowsill and change the water frequently.

Inexperienced growers get to enjoy their first indoor herb garden without worrying about space requirements with this windowsill herb garden starter kit.

The Urban Leaf Herb Garden can be set up just inside the window or on an existing windowsill shelf.

Part of the rollout also means doubling the number of community gardens by 2030, since growing vegetables on a windowsill or balcony can get cramped, and space on the island is at a premium.

From Ozy

Friends have simply tied the string to nails or hooks along a windowsill.

From Eater

That morning, he sat in the windowsill and began his day like every other: reading the Bible passage that coincided with the date.

It was called Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, from 1958, and, despite its corny name, it stopped me in my tracks.

A rusty, iron key to the past sits on a windowsill in my home.

Just behind the frame, on the windowsill, is a brass logo for the now defunct William Morris Agency.

On my kitchen windowsill (yes, I have a windowed kitchen, my first ever), are four orchid plants.

As he finished speaking, water began to pour over the windowsill, and soon the nursery floor was ankle deep.

Chattie jumped up on the windowsill, with her usual stealthy aplomb, and rubbed herself against the girl's face.

Her naked thigh pressed against the windowsill and her bare stomach touched the dirty pane.

The mark was put by Barker's bloodstained slipper upon the windowsill to suggest how the fugitive got away.

If I lay a piece of butcher's meat on the windowsill, she hastens up, works her will on it and retires.

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