Word.ws English Dictionary

making a better door than a window

making a better door than a window is the present participle and gerund of make a better door than a window.

Meaning of make a better door than a window

Verb

make a better door than a window (third-person singular simple present makes a better door than a window, present participle making a better door than a window, simple past and past participle made a better door than a window)

  1. (idiomatic) To obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.
    • “You're blocking the picture,” Maria says. . . . “You make a better door than a window.”1986, Tony Ardizzone, The Evening News, →ISBN, page 27

Questions about making a better door than a window

What is making a better door than a window the present participle and gerund of?
Making a better door than a window is the present participle and gerund of make a better door than a window.

Words near making a better door than a window in the dictionary

  1. makin
  2. makin'
  3. Makindol
  4. Makindu
  5. making
  6. making a better door than a window
  7. making a big thing out of
  8. making a break for it
  9. making a career of
  10. making a case
  11. making a case for

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: making a better door than a window (page history and authors); make a better door than a window (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “making a better door than a window.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/making_a_better_door_than_a_window. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.