windowsill

noun

win·dow·sill ˈwin-dō-ˌsil

-də-

: the horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening

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Place them at the center of the dining table or display them on a windowsill — without worrying about blowing them out at the end of the night. —

Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025 Grow them in a windowsill or near a south or east-facing window that receives bright light. —

Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025 The mural shows a naked man clinging to a windowsill while a suited man peers out, seemingly searching for the lover while a woman stands next to him. —

Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024 Image Days after the flooding, people placed plastic bottles, cut in half and holding red or white roses, on the windowsills of the homes where residents had drowned. —

Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for windowsill