windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
ˈwin-dō-ˌsil 
-də-
: the horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening
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His choices are not of his making, this man who grows his own peppers in the unfavorable conditions of his windowsill.
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Lettuce can be grown in containers, even on a windowsill.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Use the floor brush for stairs, the crevice tool for windowsills and couch cushions, and the dusting brush for dusty surfaces.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Place the pot in a cool/dry location for four to six weeks and then move the pot to that sunny windowsill and start the whole process over again.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Lettuce can be grown in containers, even on a windowsill.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Use the floor brush for stairs, the crevice tool for windowsills and couch cushions, and the dusting brush for dusty surfaces.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Place the pot in a cool/dry location for four to six weeks and then move the pot to that sunny windowsill and start the whole process over again.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Windowsill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windowsill. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
-ˌsil
: the horizontal piece at the bottom of a window
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