windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
ˈwin-dō-ˌsil 
-də-
: the horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening
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Shoe prints found at the home matched the shoes Jennings was wearing, his fingerprints were found on Kunash’s windowsill and his clothes and hair were wet at the time of his arrest.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Learn how to grow the tastiest garlic right on your windowsill.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
When that area hit its limit, people pulled up chairs to the windowsills outside to try and make out any sound emanating from within.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
These black specks show up each autumn, congregating on my screens and windowsill, and complicating my desire to open the window on a pleasant day.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Learn how to grow the tastiest garlic right on your windowsill.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
When that area hit its limit, people pulled up chairs to the windowsills outside to try and make out any sound emanating from within.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
These black specks show up each autumn, congregating on my screens and windowsill, and complicating my desire to open the window on a pleasant day.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Windowsill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windowsill. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
-ˌsil
: the horizontal piece at the bottom of a window
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