Windows
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beamscreen /ˈbiːmskriːn/
noun (plural beamscreens)
1. a thin layer of solid shade at the front of a vehicle that blocks light but allows the wind through.
2. a similar structure used as a window in buildings, particularly in hot, sunny places.
3. sunglasses.
Synonym: stainsaw
chindow /ˈtʃɪndәʊ/
noun (plural chindows)
a window in a chimney.
[a blend of chimney + window.]
chloroscope /ˈklɒrәskәʊp/
noun (plural chloroscopes)
a green window.
[from chloro- + -scope.]
dormerstair /ˈdɔːmәˌstɛː/
noun (plural dormerstairs)
a series of surjacent windows in the slope of a roof.
dulloriel /dʌˈlɔːrɪәl/
noun (plural dulloriels)
an opaque window.
[from dull + oriel, in reference to an oriel window.]
dwindo /ˈdwɪndәʊ/
noun (plural dwindos)
a shrinking window.
- dwindoic /dwɪnˈdәʊɪk/ adjective
[a blend of dwindle + window.]
glazerise /ˈɡleɪzrʌɪz/
noun (plural glazerises)
a series of surjacent windows.
Synonym: loompane
gyroculus /ʤʌɪˈrɒkjʊlәs/
noun (plural gyroculuses)
a circular whirlwindow.
[from gyro- + oculus.]
hexpect /ˈhɛkspɛkt/
noun (plural hexpects)
a window with six sides.
[a blend of Greek hex ‘six’ + spectacle.]
loompane /ˈluːmpeɪn/
noun (plural loompanes)
a series of surjacent windows.
Synonym: glazerise
marvitreat /ˈmɑːvɪˌtriːt/
noun (plural marvitreats)
a stained-glass window that is a mosaic of chaprismas that cooperate to create holygrams.
[a blend of marvel + Latin vitrum ‘glass’ + treat.]
nosace /ˈnәʊzeɪs/
noun (plural nosaces)
a vitrolfen rose window.
glaze the nosace
v. to estimate someone’s appreciation.
[a blend of nose + rosace.]
perfenestra /ˌpәːfәˈnɛstrә/
noun (plural perfenestras)
a vitrolfen window.
- perfenestral /ˌpәːfәˈnɛstrәl/ adjective
[a blend of perfume + Latin fenestra ‘window’.]
perfenestrama /ˌpәːfәnәˈstrɑːmә/
noun (plural perfenestramas)
a vivitrolfen window.
- perfenestramic /ˌpәːfәnәˈstrɑːmɪk/ adjective
[a blend of perfume + Latin fenestra ‘window’ + Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ hórāma ‘view’.]
quadwatch /ˈkwɒdwɒtʃ/
noun (plural quadwatches)
a square window.
[a blend of Latin quadri ‘four’ + watch.]
quindo /ˈkwɪndәʊ/
noun (plural quindos)
a window with five sides.
[a blend of Latin quintus ‘fifth’ + window.]
rattleshine /ˈrӕtәlˌʃʌɪn/
noun (plural rattleshines)
a stained glass window in the wall of a rocket.
The intergalactic evangelist stood by the rattleshine, uneasily aware that its true colours were being altered by the alien sun behind it.
rhinosign /ˈrʌɪnәˌsʌɪn/
noun (plural rhinosigns)
a vivitrolfen or vitrolfen compass rose window in a ceiling, having a vane that indicates which way the stench is blowing.
[a blend of Ancient Greek ῥίς rhis ‘nose’ + sign.]
ruse window
noun (plural ruse windows)
a rose window that leaves false tracery.
[a blend of ruse + rose window.]
spleen vent
noun (plural spleen vents)
a small, narrow window for shouting out of.
throomdow /ˈθruːmdәʊ/
noun (plural throomdows)
1. a bathroom window.
verb (transitive) (plural throomdows; throomdowed, throomdows, throomdowing, throomdowel; agent noun throomdower (plural throomdowers))
2. to make unclear.
Synonym: disclarify
[a blend of Hoptanglish throom + window; the verbal sense refers to the opaqueness commonly possessed by throomdows.]
watchhatch /ˈwɒtʃhӕtʃ/
noun (plural watchhatches)
a window.
whirlwindow /ˈwәːlˌwɪndәʊ/
noun (plural whirlwindows)
a window which rotates, allowing you to clean its outside without having to risk falling several stories.