glass

Plural: glasses

Noun

• a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
• a container for holding liquids while drinking
• the quantity a glass will hold
• a small refracting telescope
• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
• a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
• glassware collectively
  • "She collected old glass"
• An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
• Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
• A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
• The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
• Glassware.
• A mirror.
• A magnifying glass or loupe.
• A telescope.
• A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
• The backboard.
• A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
• The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.
• A barometer.
• Transparent or translucent.
• An hourglass.
• Lenses, considered collectively.
• Synonym of window or pane, particularly in vehicles.

Verb

Verb Forms: glassed, glassing, glasses

• To enclose or cover with glass.
• furnish with glass
  • "glass the windows"
• scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
• enclose with glass
  • "glass in a porch"
• put in a glass container
• become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
• To fit with glass; to glaze.
• To enclose in glass.
• Clipping of fibreglass (“to fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass)”).
• To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
• To bombard an area with such intensity (by means of a nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
• To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.
• To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
• To reflect; to mirror.
• To make glassy.
• To become glassy.

Examples

• A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
• Fill my glass with milk, please.
• glass frog;  glass shrimp;  glass worm
• He caught the rebound off the glass.
• He fired the outlet pass off the glass.
• He tried to glass his opponent’s best scoring lanes, blocking access.
• Her new camera was incompatible with her old one, so she needed to buy new glass.
• Metal glasses, unlike those based on silica, are electrically conductive, which can be either an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on the application.
• She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.
• The tabletop is made of glass.
• There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.
• We collected art glass.
• Would you like a glass of wine?

Synonyms

chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, drinking glass, field glass, glass in, glass over, glassful, glaze, glaze over, ice, looking glass, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, spyglass, trash, particularly in vehicles, window or pane

Related Words

glaze, glazier, glazing

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