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window sill

UK/ˈwɪndəʊ ˌsɪl//ˈwɪndoʊ ˌsɪl/

window sill is the alternative spelling of windowsill.

Meaning of windowsill

Noun

windowsill (plural windowsills)

  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

Forms of window sill

pluralwindow sills

Questions about window sill

What is window sill the alternative spelling of?
Window sill is the alternative spelling of windowsill.
How do you pronounce window sill?
Window sill is pronounced /ˈwɪndəʊ ˌsɪl/ (UK).

Words near window sill in the dictionary

  1. window screen
  2. window screens
  3. window seat
  4. window seats
  5. window shopping
  6. window sill
  7. window sills
  8. window sitter
  9. window sitters
  10. window stool
  11. window stools

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Adapted from Wiktionary: window sill (page history and authors); windowsill (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.

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