1. a large window at the front of a store used to display goods for sale
2. something used to create a favorable impression or to showcase achievements
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The jewelry store’s shopwindow displayed beautiful diamond rings.
• Children pressed their faces against the toy store’s shopwindow.
• The bakery decorated its shopwindow with fresh pastries every morning.
• Someone threw a rock through the shopwindow during the riot.
• The company used the charity event as a shopwindow for their community involvement.
• Her awards served as a shopwindow of her academic achievements.