glass
noun
1. a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
Definition categories: substance, solid
2. a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking
Definition categories: man–made, container
3. the quantity a glass will hold
Similar word(s): glassful
Definition categories: quantity, containerful
4. a small refracting telescope
Similar word(s): spyglass
Definition categories: man–made
5. 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
Similar word(s): chalk, crank, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methedrine, shabu, trash
Definition categories: man–made, amphetamine, speed, upper
6. a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
Definition categories: man–made, mirror
7. glassware collectively
- She collected old glass
Definition categories: man–made, glassware, glasswork
Sentences with glass as a noun:
- The tabletop is made of glass.
- A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
- Fill my glass with milk please.
- Would you like a glass of milk?
- We collected art glass.
- She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.
- He caught the rebound off of the glass.
- He fired the outlet pass off the glass.
- glass frog; glass shrimp; glass worm
verb
1. furnish with glass
- glass the windows
Similar word(s): glaze
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
2. scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
Definition categories: perception, scan
3. enclose with glass
- glass in a porch
Definition categories: contact, enclose, inclose
4. put in a glass container
Definition categories: change, enclose, inclose, insert, introduce
5. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
Similar word(s): glaze
Definition categories: change