The difference between Gap and Window

When used as nouns, gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting, whereas window means an opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

When used as verbs, gap means to notch, as a sword or knife, whereas window means to furnish with windows.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gap and Window

  1. Gap as a noun:

    An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

    Examples:

    "He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot."

  2. Gap as a noun:

    An opening allowing passage or entrance.

    Examples:

    "We can slip through that gap between the buildings."

  3. Gap as a noun:

    An opening that implies a breach or defect.

    Examples:

    "There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."

  4. Gap as a noun:

    A vacant space or time.

    Examples:

    "I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."

  5. Gap as a noun:

    A hiatus.

    Examples:

    "I'm taking a gap."

  6. Gap as a noun:

    A mountain or hill pass.

    Examples:

    "The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."

  7. Gap as a noun (Sussex):

    A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

    Examples:

    "At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach."

  8. Gap as a noun (baseball):

    The regions between the outfielders.

    Examples:

    "Jones doubled through the gap."

  9. Gap as a noun (Australia, for a medical or pharmacy item):

    The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

  10. Gap as a noun (AU):

    (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

  11. Gap as a noun (genetics):

    An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

  1. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To notch, as a sword or knife.

  2. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To make an opening in; to breach.

  3. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To check the size of a gap.

    Examples:

    "I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."

  1. Gap as a noun:

  1. Window as a noun:

    An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.

  2. Window as a noun:

    An opening, usually covered by glass, in a shop which allows people to view the shop and its products from outside; a shop window.

  3. Window as a noun (architecture):

    The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.

  4. Window as a noun:

    A period of time when something is available.

    Examples:

    "launch window;  window of opportunity;  nowrap You have a two-hour window of clear weather to finish working on the lawn."

  5. Window as a noun:

    A restricted range.

  6. Window as a noun (graphical user interface):

    A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.

  7. Window as a noun:

    A figure formed of lines crossing each other.

  8. Window as a noun (medicine):

    The time between first infection and detectability.

  9. Window as a noun (military, historical, uncountable):

  1. Window as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish with windows.

  2. Window as a verb (transitive):

    To place at or in a window.

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