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windowsill

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win·dow·sill  (wnd-sl)
n.
The horizontal member at the base of a window opening.

windowsill [ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a sill below a window
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.windowsillwindowsill - the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
sill - structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
window frame - the framework that supports a window
Translations
windowsill [ˈwɪndəʊsɪl] Nantepecho m, alféizar m de la ventana

windowsill [ˈwɪndəʊsɪl] n (inside)appui m de la fenêtre; (outside)rebord m de la fenêtre

windowsill [ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl] ndavanzale m
windowsill [ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl] ndavanzale m

windowsill عتبة النافذة okenní římsa vindueskarm Fensterbrett πρεβάζι alféizar, repisa ikkunalauta rebord de la fenêtre prozorska daska davanzale 窓の下枠 창턱 vensterbank vinduskarm parapet okienny parapeito da janela, peitoral da janela подоконник fönsterbräda ขอบหน้าต่างส่วนล่าง pencere pervazı bậu cửa sổ 窗沿


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When on the top of this I am able to show that the blood mark on the windowsill was deliberately placed there by Barker, in order to give a false clue to the police, you will admit that the case grows dark against him.
He sat motionless on the windowsill, his head cocked to the side, with one unwavering eye regarding on the floor, so perilously near, the eternal enemy of all his kind.
Seated on a chair against the window, with her arm on the windowsill she was looking blankly at the flowing river, swift with the backward-rushing tide, struggling to see still the sweet face in its unreproaching sadness, that seemed now from moment to moment to sink away and be hidden behind a form that thrust itself between, and made darkness.
 
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