Meaning & use
Windowsills
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The horizontal ledges that form the base of a window frame, often on the inside or outside of a building.
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She lined the windowsills with potted herbs to catch the sunlight.
Rain trickled down and pooled on the outer windowsills.
A note on using this word
A compound of 'window' and 'sill,' the latter tracing back to an Old English word for a threshold or beam.
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