windowsill

American  

[win-doh-sil] / ˈwɪn doʊˌsɪl /

Or window sill

noun

1. the sill under a window.

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windowsill British  

/ ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl /

noun

1. a sill below a window

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Etymology

Origin of windowsill

First recorded in 1695–1705; window + sill

Example Sentences

With the last of my strength, I pulled myself up, slid over the windowsill, and flopped on the ground like a giant slug.

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There were stacks of them atop marble side tables and windowsills.

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I knew a peach pie was waiting on the windowsill.

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He flew straight into a painting of a glum man on a glummer horse, put a claw through the man’s nose, and dropped to the windowsill, peeping in pain and fear.

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I shoot a glance over at the books on the windowsill.

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