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glass-like

glass-like

1 3.8
It looks and feels like smooth clear glass
  • adjective
  • /ɡlæs-laɪk/
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  • This technique involves subjecting wastes to temperatures above 2,400 degrees F to convert them into inert, glass-like material stable enough to be used as an aggregate in road building.
  • glass-like material

The crystal trees around them were hung with glass like trellises of Moss.

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Examples

  • The product promises a glass-like shine that makes your car look brand new.

  • Creatures with hard-to-digest inbred thread or glass-like bits near their muscles and bones from whatever man-made source would crowd out animals that were easier to digest.

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  • Gives a very fresh, very glass like effect to the skin.

  • If you want that super glass like effect to your lips, go towards these.

  • The bad news is that this back is still a glass-like substance.

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  • An entirely matte face doesn't look that beautiful as does an entirely shiny glass like finished face.

  • I feel like it looks so glass like on the lips, but it has a hint of that little like sparkly gold and it plumps.

  • Europlasma uses a plasma torch at its Bordeaux facility to vitrify incinerator fly ash, converting it into a stable, homogenous, glass-like material that can be used for building roads.

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  • The sculpture had a beautiful, glass-like finish that caught the sunlight perfectly.

  • She admired the glass-like surface of the lake, which reflected the trees around it.

Synonyms

glassy
vsglass-like
9 3.9

A surface that is smooth and shiny like glass

applies more broadly to resemblance beyond surface appearance
glasslike
vsglass-like
1 4.1

Having a hard, smooth, clear surface like glass

is the hyphenated spelling of the same idea
glassine
vsglass-like
1 8.5

Having a smooth, shiny, and slightly see-through surface like glass

focuses on resemblance in texture, not only translucent finish
hyaline
vsglass-like
1 9.9

Clear and see-through like glass

highlights general resemblance, not only transparent quality
vitreous
vsglass-like
  • Specialized
8.6

A thing that looks and feels like glass, smooth and shiny

emphasizes general resemblance in look or texture rather than material
hyaloid
vsglass-like
9.9

Having a clear, glass-like appearance

is used for resemblance in any quality, not only transparency
crystallin
vsglass-like
  • Archaic
9.9

Very clear and bright like a piece of glass

focuses on general smooth shiny or transparent resemblance rather than crystals

How Glassy

crystalline
5 6.3
glass-like
1 3.8
shiny
302 1.0

Surface Forms

glass-like positive

Morphology

glass-like = glass (transparent) = glass + like

The productive suffix '-like' straightforwardly yields 'resembling glass', so the meaning is directly derivable from 'glass'.

Etymology

Glass-like is a simple combination of glass and the ending -like, where glass means 'a hard, clear material' and -like means 'similar to'. So, glass-like describes something that looks or feels like glass, such as a smooth, shiny surface or a very clear object.