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n. (substance) | 1. glass | a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure. |
| ~ drinking glass, glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking. |
| ~ glassware, glasswork | an article of tableware made of glass. |
| ~ plate glass, sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets. |
| ~ natural glass | magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly. |
| ~ milk glass, opal glass | a milky white translucent or opaque glass. |
| ~ optical glass | clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses. |
| ~ crown glass | a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk. |
| ~ soft glass | glass having a relatively low softening point. |
| ~ ground glass | glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching. |
| ~ ground glass | particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive. |
| ~ lead glass | glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index. |
| ~ laminated glass, safety glass, shatterproof glass | glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering. |
| ~ sodium silicate, soluble glass, water glass | a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs. |
| ~ stained glass | glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows. |
| ~ wire glass | a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it. |
| ~ pyrex | a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry. |
| ~ solid | matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure. |
n. (artifact) | 2. drinking glass, glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking. |
| ~ beer glass | a relatively large glass for serving beer. |
| ~ bumper | a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast).; "we quaffed a bumper of ale" |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ goblet | a drinking glass with a base and stem. |
| ~ highball glass | a tall glass for serving highballs. |
| ~ liqueur glass | a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner). |
| ~ parfait glass | a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served. |
| ~ rummer | a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts. |
| ~ schooner | a large beer glass. |
| ~ seidel | a glass for beer. |
| ~ jigger, shot glass, pony | a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey. |
| ~ brandy glass, brandy snifter, snifter | a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy. |
| ~ tumbler | a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom. |
| ~ water glass | a glass for drinking water. |
| ~ wineglass | a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served. |
| ~ glass | a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure. |
n. (quantity) | 3. glass, glassful | the quantity a glass will hold. |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
n. (artifact) | 4. field glass, glass, spyglass | a small refracting telescope. |
| ~ refracting telescope | optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece. |
n. (artifact) | 5. chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash | 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. |
| ~ amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression. |
| ~ controlled substance | a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law. |
n. (artifact) | 6. glass, looking glass | a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror. |
| ~ mirror | polished surface that forms images by reflecting light. |
n. (artifact) | 7. glass | glassware collectively.; "She collected old glass" |
| ~ glassware, glasswork | an article of tableware made of glass. |
v. (possession) | 8. glass, glaze | furnish with glass.; "glass the windows" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ double-glaze | provide with two sheets of glass. |
v. (perception) | 9. glass | scan (game in the forest) with binoculars. |
| ~ scan | examine minutely or intensely.; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" |
v. (contact) | 10. glass, glass in | enclose with glass.; "glass in a porch" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
v. (change) | 11. glass | put in a glass container. |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
v. (change) | 12. glass, glass over, glaze, glaze over | become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance.; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
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