windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
ˈwin-dō-ˌsil 
-də-
: the horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening
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The vacuum converts from an upright device into a handheld to clean sofa cushions, car seats, windowsills, and other above-ground surfaces.
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Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
There are some vegetables whose seeds are best started indoors on a windowsill or in a greenhouse, long before transplants are planted out in the garden.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition to tending to and harvesting from her pecan groves, my grandma and other elder women in the community would mix herbal concoctions at a moment’s notice using herbs, tree leaves, and other tree parts, as well as the aloe vera plants that were ever present on their kitchen windowsill.
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Several men climbed into the windowsill with him, blocking him from view.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
There are some vegetables whose seeds are best started indoors on a windowsill or in a greenhouse, long before transplants are planted out in the garden.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition to tending to and harvesting from her pecan groves, my grandma and other elder women in the community would mix herbal concoctions at a moment’s notice using herbs, tree leaves, and other tree parts, as well as the aloe vera plants that were ever present on their kitchen windowsill.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Several men climbed into the windowsill with him, blocking him from view.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for windowsill
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“Windowsill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windowsill. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
-ˌsil
: the horizontal piece at the bottom of a window
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