window box

noun

: a box designed to hold soil for growing plants at a windowsill

Examples of window box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All are easy to grow, and all but the cardinal vine can be used in containers, hangers and window boxes. —Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025

For this window box, Pamela relied on dependable annuals like yellow shrimp plants, wishbone flowers, and impatiens to bring in pollinators. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 July 2025

If your summer dreams include sipping espresso under striped awnings in Montmartre or serving flaky pastries on delicate dishes beneath a blooming window box, Anthropologie’s new Café Violette Collection was created for you. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025

The British garden guru shows you how to grow veggies in nearly everything: planters, window boxes, or a full backyard garden. —Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for window box

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• equinox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks
• blocks
• blocs

Kids Definition

window box

noun

: a box for growing plants in or by a window