glass
18 ENTRIES FOUND:
- glass (noun)
- glass (verb)
- glass ceiling (noun)
- aviator glasses (noun)
- cut glass (noun)
- dark glasses (noun)
- field glasses (noun)
- horn–rimmed glasses (noun)
- looking glass (noun)
- magnifying glass (noun)
- opera glasses (noun)
- plate glass (noun)
- safety glass (noun)
- spun glass (noun)
- stained glass (noun)
- water glass (noun)
- house (noun)
- raise (verb)
plural
glasses
plural
glasses
Britannica Dictionary definition of GLASS
1
[noncount]
:
a hard usually transparent material that is used for making windows and other products
— often used before another noun
—
see also plate glass, stained glass
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He broke the glass.
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a glass bowl/bottle
2
[count]
a
:
a drinking container made out of glass
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The waiter filled our glasses with water.
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an elegant wine glass
◊ The expression raise a glass or raise your glasses is used to tell people to hold up their glasses and drink a toast as a way to wish someone happiness, success, etc.
b
:
the amount held by a glass container
-
She drank two glasses of water.
3
glasses
[plural]
:
a pair of glass or plastic lenses set into a frame and worn over the eyes to help a person see
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see also field glasses, magnifying glass, opera glasses
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I have to wear glasses [=spectacles, (US) eyeglasses] for reading. = I have to wear reading glasses.
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She was wearing dark glasses with thick black frames.
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horn-rimmed glasses
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
— used to say that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults
under glass
:
in a glass container
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Most of the articles in the museum are preserved under glass.
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see also hourglass, looking glass
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had another glassful [=more commonly, glass] of beer
2
glass
/ˈglæs/
Brit
/ˈglɑːs/
verb
glasses;
glassed;
glassing
2
glass
/ˈglæs/
Brit
/ˈglɑːs/
verb
glasses;
glassed;
glassing
Britannica Dictionary definition of GLASS
[+ object]
:
to fit, protect, or enclose (something) with glass
— usually + in
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The porch is glassed in.
