windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
ˈwin-dō-ˌsil 
-də-
: the horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening
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This charming indoor plant is fit for desktops or sunny windowsills—and it is believed to attract well-being and happiness to those who own it.
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Shivani Vyas, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Fast-growing, packed with nutrition, and easy to cultivate on a sunny windowsill year round, microgreens can be a indoor gardener's best friend.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
On the windowsill, plants thrive in glass vases.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 28 Dec. 2025
The final piece of the puzzle is combined with testing showing that a mysterious splotch of red goo on a windowsill in the PT’s treatment room is the fake blood from the workshop.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Shivani Vyas, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Fast-growing, packed with nutrition, and easy to cultivate on a sunny windowsill year round, microgreens can be a indoor gardener's best friend.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
On the windowsill, plants thrive in glass vases.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 28 Dec. 2025
The final piece of the puzzle is combined with testing showing that a mysterious splotch of red goo on a windowsill in the PT’s treatment room is the fake blood from the workshop.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Windowsill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windowsill. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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windowsill
noun
win·dow·sill
-ˌsil
: the horizontal piece at the bottom of a window
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