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Definitions: Sash |
SashNoun1. A framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame. 2. A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sash" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Building | The movable part of a window-the frame in which panes of glass are set in a window or door. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of wearing a sash, foretells that you will seek to retain the affections of a flirtatious person. For a young woman to buy one, she will be faithful to her lover, and win esteem by her frank, womanly ways. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SashSynonyms: cincture (n), girdle (n), waistband (n), waistcloth (n), window sash (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Circularity | Circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet; ringlet; eye, loop, wheel; cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band; contrate wheel, crown wheel; hub; nave; sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland; crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar; noose, lasso, lassoo. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Tongue Twisters | Sarah saw a shot-silk sash shop full of shot-silk sashes as the sunshine shone on the side of the shot-silk sash shop. (references; author: unknown) Such a shapeless sash! (references; author: unknown) What a shame such a shapely sash should such shabby stitches show. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Black Sash (2003) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The shadow of the sash could not be seen which indicated that the window was wide open. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He saw her urge her vanities, her fine dress and sash and long black stockings, and knew that he had yielded to them a thousand times. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Sash" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.95% of the time. "Sash" is used about 164 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.95% | 159 | 24,860 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.83% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.61% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.61% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 164 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "sash": French sash ♦ sash cord ♦ sash fastener ♦ sash line ♦ sash lock ♦ sash saw ♦ sash weight ♦ sash window ♦ storm sash ♦ vertical sash ♦ window sash. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "sash": sash-and-case, sash-and-pulley, sash-cord, sash-door, sash-pattern, sash-tool, sash-window, sash-windows. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
black sash | 530 |
sash | 245 |
sash window | 47 |
sash and window lock | 17 |
black carter sarah sash | 15 |
replacement window sash | 14 |
oriental sash | 14 |
kit replacement sash | 12 |
japanese sash | 11 |
sash lock | 11 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sash"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shirit (band, bandage, bar, braid, cleat, colors, colours, edging, fillet, ribbon, scarf, strap, stria, stripe, Taenia, tape, tapeworm), xham i rrëshqitshëm, kornizë (case, casing, cornice, frame, Mount, mounting, picture frame, rack, stretcher), brez (band, belt, cincture, descent, generation, girdle, remove, scarf, streak). (various references) | |
Arabic | ملبن النافذة, نطاق (ambit, area, belt, compass, extension, field, framework, range, stretcher, way, width, zone), وشاح (cordon, kerchief, ribbon, scarf, veil), حزام (band, belly-band, belt, girdle, girth, strap, waistband, webbing, zone), إطار النافذة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | рамка на прозорец, шарф (scarf), широк платнен колан, прозорец (casement, light, window), пояс (belt, cincture, girdle, waistband, zone). (various references) | |
Chinese | 飾帶 (streamer), 絛 (braid, cord), 縚 (braid, cord, hang, strangle oneself), 紱 (ribbon for a seal). (various references) | |
Czech | rám svisle posuvného okna, šerpa. (various references) | |
Danish | vinduesramme til vippevindue (centre-hung opening window sash), rammesav (frame saw, gang saw, gate saw, sash gang-saw, sash saw, span saw). (various references) | |
Dutch | spanzaag (bow saw, frame saw, gang saw, gate saw, sash gang-saw, sash saw), kantelraam met draaipunt in het midden (centre-hung opening window sash). (various references) | |
Farsi | پنجره گلخانه , پنجره (Grate, Grating, Peeper, Window), میله های چوبی بین شیشه هانیزمیباشد, کمربند (Belt, Fascia, Girdle, Waist, Waistline, Zone), قاب دورشیشه دریاپنجره , حمایل نظامی وغیره , حمایل زدن , عمامه (Turban), ارسی . (various references) | |
Finnish | vyö (belt, girdle, waist-band), puitteet (casement, frame, framework). (various references) | |
French | large ceinture n"ud, châssis guillotine, ceinture (safety belt), écharpe. (various references) | |
German | Schärpe, Schieberahmen. (various references) | |
Greek | σάρπα (scarf), πλαίσιο παραθυρόφυλλου, ζώνη από ύφασμα, ζώνη (area, baldrick, band, belt, cincture, cordon, girdle, ribbed band, ribbing, safety belt, seat belt, shingles, truss, waistband, zone), τζαμωτό. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מס'רת של שמש", אב ט (belt, girdle). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vállszalag (bandolier, brace, diagonal brace, scarf, scarves), selyemöv (obi), ablakszárny (casement). (various references) | |
Indonesian | emban (bellyband, breastband, waistband). (various references) | |
Italian | sciarpa (muffler, neckerchief, scarf), telaio scorrevole, fusciacca, fascia (band, bandage, bandage dressing, diaper, eaves fascia, envelope, fascia, fascia board, nappy, newspaper wrapper, section, strip, sweatband, wrapper, zone). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | " (window frame). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | まどわく (window frame), サッシュ , サッシ . (various references) | |
Manx | sash, cryss (belt, inkle, strap, zone). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ashsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | vidraça corrediça, janela de guilhotina, faixa (band, bandage, bandage dressing, belt, crosswalk, fillet, ray, rib, ribbon, roller bandage, streak, strip, stripe, tape, truss, wrapper, zebra crossing, zone), cinturão (Baldric, belt, body-belt, girdle, girth, sword belt, sword-belt, waist belt), cinta (bail clamp, bandage, bandage dressing, belt, brace, cincture, corset, cross strap, girdle, hoop, middle, newspaper wrapper, ring, strap, truss, waist, waistband, waistline, wrapper, zone), banda (ad banner, band, bandage, bandage dressing, bank shore, banner, border, coast beach, crowd, edge, gang, ligament, loll condition, ribbon, scarf, side, throng). (various references) | |
Romanian | eşarfã (comforter, scarf, shawl), cercevea (frame, rib, window frame), cadru mobil de fereastrã, bandaj (application, bandage, binding, ferrule, swathe, truss). (various references) | |
Russian | кушак (cummerbund), орденская лента (cordon), оконный переплет (casement, French sash), лента (band, fillet, ribbon, strip, tape). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | prozorski okvir, pojas (belt, girdle, waist, waistband, zone), ešarpa. (various references) | |
Spanish | banda (band, banditti, bank, batch, batch of animals, bend, brass band, collar, gang, hull planking, Lane, planking, push, scarf, set, side, sideplating, streak, strip, tape, track, troop, web, wing). (various references) | |
Swedish | skärp (belt), fönsterbåge (casement, window sash). (various references) | |
Thai | สายคา"เอว, วงกบ. (various references) | |
Turkish | pencere kanadı (casement), pencere çerçevesi (stile, window frame), kuşak (belt, binder, cincture, cummerbund, generation, girdle, loins, progeny, swathe, waistband, zone). (various references) | |
Turkmen | bilguюak (belt, girdle). (various references) | |
Ukranian | стрічка (band, filet, fillet, riband, ribbon, snood, tag, tape), рама (carriage, casing, chassis, frame, gantry, gauntry), тюрбан (turban), шарф (cravat, muffler, neckerchief, neckpiece, scarf), пояс (cincture, cummerbund, girdle, girth, waist belt, waistband, zone). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | khăn qu ng vai (sash-frame). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | dara. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cingulo, cingulum. (various references) |
| Arabic | 500-Modern | shash. (various references) |
| Old North French | 1200-1500 | escarpe. (various references) |
| French | 1500-Modern | chssis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sash": sashay, sashayed, sashaying, sashays, sashed, sashes, sashimi, sashimis, sashing. (additional references) | |
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"Sash" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aash, asah, Asch, asth, Issah, Saachi, saah, saas, sabh, sacch, sach, sacha, saeh, sah, sahha, sahs, sahu, s'akhu, Samh, Sanh, saph, sas, sasa, sasha, sashe, Sasho, Sashok, Sasi, sask, saso, sasr, Sasso, sast, sasy, saz, Sazhi, sazo, sehs, seish, sensh, Sesha, seshi, sfs, sgah, shsa, sidh, sish, sisu, snash, ss, ssad, ssm, ssso, sush, sxs, zah. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sash" (pronounced sa"sh) |
| 2 | -a" sh | abash, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, noncash, pash, precrash, rash, rehash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, trash. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-s-s" | |
-1 letter: ash, ass, has, sha. | |
-2 letters: ah, as, ha, sh. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-s-s" | |
+1 letter: ashes, hasps, shads, shags, shahs, shams, shaws, shays, sheas, slash, smash, snash, stash, swash. | |
+2 letters: aspish, bashes, cashes, chases, chasms, chasse, dashes, dashis, fashes, gashes, hansas, hanses, harass, hashes, hassel, hassle, hastes, hawses, hostas, hussar, kashas, lashes, mashes, pashas, pashes, phases, phasis, pshaws, rashes, sadhes, sadhus, sahibs, samshu, sanghs, sashay, sashed, sashes, sauchs, saughs, schavs, schwas, selahs, shacks, shades, shafts, shakes, shakos, shales, shamas, shames, shamos, shamus, shanks, shapes, shards, shares, sharks, sharns, sharps, shauls, shaves, shawls, shawms, sheafs, sheals, shears, shiksa, shivas, shnaps, shoals, shoats, snaths, spahis, splash, squash, staphs, subahs, surahs, swaths, tussah, washes. | |
+3 letters: abashes, ahimsas, apheses, aphesis, arshins, ashcans, ashiest, ashlars, ashlers, ashless, ashrams, asshole, asthmas, bashaws, bashers, brashes, bugshas, buqshas, bushwas, casbahs, cashaws, cashews, cashoos, chaises, chaoses, chasers, chassed, chasses, chassis, chiasms, clashes, crashes, cushats, cushaws, dashers, deashes, eschars, flashes, gashest, geishas, gnashes, hansels, hansoms, hapless, harness, hashish, haslets, hassels, hassium, hassled, hassles, hassock, hastens, hatless, hausens, hawsers, hearses, hessian, hussars, kasbahs, kashers, kishkas, lashers, lashins, leashes, marshes, mashers, mashies, matsahs, messiah, mishaps, phrases, plashes, quashes, rashers, rashest, raspish, sachems, sachets, saddhus, saltish, samechs, samekhs, samshus, sandhis, sashays, sashimi, sashing, sawfish, scarphs, scathes, schemas, schnaps, seraphs, shackos, shaders, shadows, shadufs, shairds, shairns, shakers, shakoes, shaloms, shamans, shammas, shammes, shammos, shamois, shamoys, shantis, shapers, sharers, sharifs, shaslik, shaughs, shavers, shavies, sheaths, sheaves, sheilas, sheltas, sherpas, shiatsu, shibahs, shicksa, shikars, shiksas, shivahs, shmears, shofars, shorans, sirrahs, slashed, slasher, slashes, slavish, smashed, smasher, smashes, smashup, snashes, snathes, spahees, spathes, splashy, squashy, sradhas, stashed, stashes, straths, succahs, sukkahs, sulphas, sumachs, sunnahs, swarths, swashed, swasher, swashes, swathes, tahsils, trashes, tussahs, washers, washups, waspish, whatsis. | |
+4 letters: absinths, achiness, airsheds, airships, alphosis, ambushes, anchusas, ankushes, antheses, anthesis, aphasias, aphasics, archness, ashfalls, ashiness, ashtrays, asphalts, assholes, astonish, atheisms, atheists, bakshish, banishes, banshees, banshies, bashlyks, bathless, bathoses, beshames, brashest, brassish, bushwahs, calashes, cashiers, cashless, chadless, chamises, chamisos, chansons, charases, charisms, chasings, chasseur, chastens, chastest, chastise, chausses, chessman, chiasmas, chiasmus, chiauses, clashers, crashers, cumshaws, darshans, dasheens, dashiest, dashikis, dashpots, dishpans, dishrags, earshots, emphases, emphasis, encashes, enchases, escheats, esthesia, exhausts, famishes, fashions, fashious, fishways, flashers, fuchsias, galoshes, gamashes, gashouse, gasohols, goshawks, hacksaws, haggises, hairless, haleness, halfness, haltless, hamsters, handless, handsaws, handsels, handsets, haploses, haplosis, harassed, harasser, harasses, hardness, harmless, harpists, harshens, harshest, harslets, harvests, hasheesh, hassiums, hassling, hassocks, hastiest, hayseeds, haziness, headless, headsets, hearsays, heatless, heliasts, hessians, hexosans, hiatuses, hoarsens, hoarsest, hopsacks, hosannas, hostages, housesat, husbands, hydrases, isobaths, isopachs, isotachs, kashmirs, kashruts, khamsins, lashings, lashkars, lavishes, marishes, marshals, messiahs, mishears, mishmash, misshape, mitsvahs, musquash, nathless, pachisis, padshahs, palships, parishes, paschals, pathless, pathoses, pharoses, phasmids, plashers, potashes, quashers, rachises, radishes, rashness, ravishes, rehashes, reshapes, reshaves, rewashes, rickshas, rikishas, rikshaws, sabbaths, saganash, sahiwals, sahuaros, sailfish, salchows, saltbush, sambhars, sambhurs, sandfish, sandhogs, sandshoe, sapheads, sapphics, sapphism, sapphist, sashayed, sashimis, satchels, sawhorse, saxhorns, scampish, schappes, schmears, schnapps, scholars, scraichs, scraighs, searches, seashell, seashore, senhoras, shackles, shackoes, shadbush, shadiest, shadings, shadoofs, shahdoms, shaitans, shakeups, shakiest, shaliest, shallops, shallots, shallows, shambles, shammash, shammers, shammies, shamosim, shampoos, shamuses, shandies, shannies, shanteys, shanties, shantihs, shapeups, sharkers, sharpens, sharpers, sharpest, sharpies, shashlik, shasliks, shatters, shavings, shearers, sheathes, shebangs, shebeans, sheitans, shellacs, shiatsus, shiatzus, shicksas, shikaris, shiplaps, shipways, shitakes, shittahs, shoalest, shoepacs, shophars, shortias, showcase, sightsaw, slapdash, slashers, slashing, slatches, slathers, smallish, smashers, smashing, smashups, snappish, snapshot, snatches, soothsay, sparkish, spathose, splashed, splasher, splashes, squarish, squashed, squasher, squashes, sraddhas, stablish, staithes, stanches, standish, starches, starfish, starship, stashing, stealths, stengahs, sthenias, stomachs, stramash, subheads, subphase, subshaft, sunbaths, sunshade, swainish, swampish, swashers, swashing, swatches, swathers, tachisms, tachists, tamashas, teashops, thawless, thrashes, trishaws, unlashes, vanishes, warships, washdays, washiest, washings, washouts, washrags, washtubs, whatness, whatsits, whipsaws, yashmacs, yashmaks, yeshivas. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 73 68 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- ... .... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01110011 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a s h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0073 0068 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53678574 |
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