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Doors and windows

back door

noun

a door at the back or side of a building

bay window

noun

a large window that sticks out from the main wall of a house

casement

noun

a window that swings opens like a door

door

noun

a large flat object that you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle

dormer

noun

an upright window in a sloping roof

double glazing

noun

windows or doors that have two layers of glass, so that the building will be warmer and quieter

exit

noun

a door that leads out of a public place such as a room or building

fanlight

noun

a small window in the shape of a half circle, built above a door or another window

fire door

noun

a very strong door that you close to prevent fire from spreading from one room to another

fog

verb

if a window or mirror fogs, or if you fog it, it becomes covered with steam so that you cannot see through it or in it

French doors

noun

a pair of doors made mostly of glass that both open from the middle

French windows

noun

a pair of glass doors that lead to a garden

front door

noun

the main door at the front of a house

hatch

noun

a door cut into the floor or ceiling of a ship, airplane, or building that people or things can move through

hatch

noun

a small hole in the wall between two rooms in a house, or a small door that covers it

hatchway

noun

a hatch

lancet

noun

in architecture, a tall thin pointed window or space in a wall

lantern

noun

a structure at the top of a building with windows on all sides to let light into the building

oriel window

noun

a window that sticks out from a wall

picture window

noun

a large window consisting of a single piece of glass

revolving door

noun

a set of doors that spin around a central post

rose window

noun

a round window in a church with a pattern in the shape of a rose

sash window

noun

a window that is made with two pieces of glass, each in a separate frame, that fit together so that one frame slides past the other when you want to open or close the window

screen door

noun

a door with wire or plastic net in it that lets air into a building but keeps insects out

skylight

noun

a window in a roof or ceiling

sliding door

noun

a door that you open and close by sliding it

stable door

noun

a door on a stable

stable door

noun

a door in two halves, with a top part that can be left open when the bottom part is shut

swing door

noun

a swinging door

swinging door

noun

a door without a handle that you can push open from either side and that closes automatically

transom

noun

a small window over a door or larger window. The British word is fanlight.

trapdoor

noun

a small door that covers an opening in a floor, ceiling, or wall

way out

noun

an exit from a place

wind

verb

to roll the window of a vehicle up or down

window

noun

a frame in a wall with glass in it that lets light and air into a room and lets you see what is outside

double-glaze

verb

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