defenestrates
Hurls through glass
Defenestrates means throws someone or something out of a window.
The word is famous for being oddly specific—learned primarily as a vocabulary curiosity rather than from witnessing the act.
It appears most often in historical contexts: The rebels defenestrated the imperial officials.
Figuratively, to defenestrate is to abruptly remove someone from a position of power.
Glass-fitted wall opening
- throwsPropels through air
- ejectsForces to leave
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- glassTransparent solid from sand
falls · shatters · Prague · castle · tower · pane · drops · hurls
Abrupt seizure of power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- regimeSystem of governance
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- PragueCzech Republic's chief city
Bohemian · rebellion · protest · revolution · monarch · council · officials · uprising
window
Glass-fitted wall opening
glass · falls · shatters · Prague · castle · tower · pane · drops · hurls · opening
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- regimeSystem of governance
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
Prague · Bohemian · rebellion · protest · revolution · monarch · council · officials · uprising · revolt
dismisses
Terminates or rejects
eliminates · expels · ejects · discards · terminates · boots · sacks · purges · deposes · unseats
uninstalls
Deletes installed software
software · operating · system · Microsoft · program · application · disables · purges · wipes · reinstalls
defenestrateswalks out
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