bay window

beɪ ˈwɪndəʊ

Definition

Definition of bay window - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecturewindow projecting from a building wall

The living room has a beautiful bay window.

bow window

oriel

projection

appearance

Dated

colloquial term for a protruding belly

Dated

He joked about his bay window getting in the way at the dinner table..

beer belly

paunch

potbelly

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window projecting from a building wall

Expressions with bay

at bay

adj.

kept from coming closer

The hunters kept the wolf at bay with torches..

keep at bay

prevent something from approaching or having an effect

She used garlic to keep mosquitoes at bay.

keep something at bay

maintain a safe distance from something

They built a fence to keep the wolves at bay.

hold at bay

prevent something from approaching or having an effect

The villagers used fire to hold the wolves at bay.

bring to bay

force someone or something into a position with no escape

The police managed to bring the thief to bay.

bay for blood

demand loudly that someone be punished or harmed

The crowd began to bay for blood after the verdict.

Expressions with window

window dressing

showy misrepresentation to hide something unpleasant

The report was criticized as mere window dressing.

close the window on

shut a window to block air or noise

Please close the window on your way out to keep the noise down.

do some window shopping

look at things in stores without buying them

We like to do some window shopping on weekends.

window of opportunity

limited time period to achieve something

The window of opportunity to invest in the project closes next week..

miss the window

fail to seize an opportunity

She missed the window to invest in the company.

out of the window

adv.

no longer considered or used

All our plans went out of the window.

out the window

adv.

no longer considered or used

All our plans went out the window when it started raining.

window on the world

gives understanding or perspective about the world

The internet is a window on the world.

window into someone's life

opportunity to understand someone's thoughts or feelings

Her diary provided a window into her life.

car window

glass pane in the door of a car

He rolled down the car window to get some fresh air.

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bay window supported by brackets

Examples of bay window in a sentence

The bay window offers a view of the garden.
His bay window made it hard to find fitting clothes.
She teased him about his growing bay window.

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French:fenêtre en saillie, bedaine, ...
German:Erkerfenster, dicker Bauch, ...
Italian:bovindo, pancione, ...
Spanish:ventanal, panza, ...
Portuguese:janela saliente, barriga saliente, ...
Chinese:飘窗, 大肚子, ...
Japanese:出窓, 太鼓腹, ...
Arabic:نافِذَة بارِزَة, كرش, ...
Hebrew:חַלּוֹן מִפְרָץ, כָּרֵס, ...
Russian:эркер, выпирающий живот, ...
Ukrainian:еркер, випираючий живіт, ...
Hindi:बे विंडो, बड़ा पेट, ...
Bengali:বে উইন্ডো, বড় পেট, ...
Catalan:finestra mirador, panxa prominent, ...
Czech:arkýřové okno, pupek, ...
Danish:karnap, stor mave, ...
Dutch:erkerraam, dikke buik, ...
Greek:προεξέχον παράθυρο, μεγάλη κοιλιά, ...
Hungarian:öbölablak, sörhas, ...
Khmer:បង្អួចលយចេញ, ពោះប៉ោង, ...
Korean:돌출창, 배불뚝이, ...
Persian:پنجره پیش‌آمده, شکم بزرگ, ...
Polish:okno wykuszowe, wystający brzuch, ...
Portuguese (BR):janela saliente, barriga saliente, ...
Romanian:fereastră de tip bay, burtă mare, ...
Swedish:burspråk, stor mage, ...
Thai:หน้าต่างยื่น, พุงยื่น, ...
Turkish:çıkma pencere, göbek, ...
Vietnamese:cửa sổ lồi, bụng phệ, ...

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