bay window

/ˌbeɪ ˌwɪndoʊ/
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Other forms: bay windows

Definitions of bay window
  1. noun
    a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
    synonyms: bow window
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    types:
    oriel, oriel window
    a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
    type of:
    window
    a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
  2. noun
    slang for a paunch
    synonyms: corporation, pot, potbelly, tummy
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    type of:
    belly, paunch
    a protruding abdomen
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