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WINDOWPANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
Synonyms:
Scophthalmus aquosus; windowpane
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("windowpane" is a kind of...):
lefteye flounder; lefteyed flounder (flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head)
Holonyms ("windowpane" is a member of...):
genus Scophthalmus; Scophthalmus (a genus of Bothidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
the ball shattered the window
Synonyms:
window; windowpane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("windowpane" is a kind of...):
pane; pane of glass; window glass (sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors)
Holonyms ("windowpane" is a part of...):
window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)