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windowsill en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/ (US)
• /ˈwɪndəˌsɪl/ (UK)
• /ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Old Norse vindr Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᚷᚨ (*auga) Old Norse auga Old Norse vindaugabor. Middle English wyndowe English window Proto-Germanic *sulī Old English syll Middle English sille English sill English windowsill From window + sill.

Meanings

1. The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.
   • An upscale version of this tried and true method of providing windowsill humidity is the use of plastic 'egg crating' instead of gravel. 1991, Bob Gordon, Orchid Seedling Care: With Special Emphasis on Water Quality:
   • The most unreliable joints are in connections between the wall with ceilings and roofing, esconson of windows, places under the windowsills, exits to the balcony or veranda... 2017, Irina Maltseva, Aleksandr Elokhov, Konstantin Tkachuk, Kseniia Maltceva, “Design without thermal bridges”, in 9th International Scientific Conference Building Defects:
   • You could tell summer was coming because people were drinking on the street, searching for spaces on the windowsills of the pub to balance their beerglasses. 2001, Christopher Fowler, The Devil in Me, page 12:
   • north-facing rooms: These rooms receive the least light if you live up north, so choose plants that can endure low-light conditions and keep them directly on the windowsill. Some suggestions include pothos, philodendrons, arrowheads, Chinese evergreens, peace lilies and zamioculcas (or “ZZ”). 2015, Nathan Williams, The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 277:

Forms

Coordinates

threshold

Translations (73)

vo fenätaboed (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · fi ikkunalauta (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · nrf sîle (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · mt ħoġor it-tieqa (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · uk підвіко́ння (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · eo fenestrobreto (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · myv вальмаланго (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · es alféizar (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · uz derazatokcha (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · fr appui de fenêtre (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · de Fensterbrett (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · pl podokiennik (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · gd sòla uinneige (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · nl onderdorpel (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · vi bậu (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · hu könyöklő (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · gd oir uinneig (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · de Brüstung (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · es fallanca (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · gl peitoril (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · sh прозорска даска (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · eo fenestrosojlo (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ru подоко́нник (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · gl antepeito (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · de Fensterbank (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · alt кӧзнӧктиҥ бозогозы (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · hu párkány (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ba тәҙрә төбө (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · mk пе́рваз (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · be падако́ннік (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ga urlár fuinneoige (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · de Fensterbrüstung (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ro pervaz (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · it davanzale (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · da vindueskarm (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ga tairseach fuinneoige (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ca ampit (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · sh симс (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ko 창턱 (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · es antepecho (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · cmn 窗臺 /窗台 (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ja 窓台 (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · az pəncərəaltı (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · nn vindaugskarm (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · nog терезетуьп (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · hu ablakpárkány (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · sv fönsterbräda (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · pt parapeito (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · lv palodze (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · sk parapet (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · sh prozorska daska (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · nl vensterbank (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · lt palángė (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · tr pencere kenarı (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · es vierteaguas (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · cs parapet (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · sv fönsterbleck (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · nb vinduskarm (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · et aknalaud (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · izh poduška (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · hy պատուհանագոգ (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · es repisa (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · cs okenní parapet (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · mk симс (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · sh sims (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · de Sims (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · pl parapet (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · cy sil(ff) fenestr (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · is gluggakista (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · ga leac fuinneoige (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · kmr teqişk (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · es alfeiza (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) · hu ablakdeszka (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame)