Windex

Etymology 1
From a trade name, derived from.

Noun

 * 1) A window cleaner containing detergent and ammonia.

Verb

 * 1) To clean (a glass surface) using a cleaning product of this kind.
 * 2) * 1985,, “Visitors” in , Markham, Ontario: Penguin Books Canada, p. 164,
 * But if change has come into her life as Mrs Sailen Kumar, it has seeped in so gradually that she can’t fix it with one admiring stare when she Windexes toothpaste flecks off the bathroom mirror.



Etymology 2
From a brand of mast-top wind indicator for sailing boats, derived from wind.

Noun

 * 1)  An arrow-shaped indicator of wind direction installed in mast-top.

Translations

 * Finnish: windex