opening windows
Creating cross breeze
Opening windows refers to the act of raising or unlatching window sashes to let in fresh air: Opening windows in spring feels like a ritual.
In computing, opening windows means launching application frames on a screen—the familiar rectangles of a graphical interface: She kept opening windows until her desktop was cluttered.
The phrase can work figuratively for creating opportunities or new perspectives: Travel has a way of opening windows onto other cultures.
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- fresh airUnenclosed outdoor atmosphere
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cool breezeGentle refreshing airflow
- curtainsHanging fabric window covers
letting air in · sill · pane · glass · airing out · clear the air · sunlight · screen · latch · frame · draft · shutters · blinds · morning · stuffy · letting in · view · ledge
- home routinesmorning routine, weekly cleaning, chores, cleaning, laundry
- tidyingtidying, tidy, tidying up, declutter, cleaning
- New Yearball drop, countdown, midnight kiss, champagne toast, New Year's Day
- cooling actionsfreezing, chilling, refrigerating, icing, fanning
opening windowsair conditioning
Indoor cooling system
central air · climate control · mechanical ventilation · HVAC system · HVAC
opening windowsbattening down
Fastening against rough weather
shuttering · enclosing · weatherproofing · battening down the hatches · insulating
opening, windows, open, window, opened, opener, openers, opens, openly