glass
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- noun
- /ɡlæs/
- There, you can see the pane of glass he cut out in order to break in.
- window glass
- glass beads
- stained glass
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I looked and there was glass all over my clothes.
- And I looked and there was glass all over my clothes.
- Can you hear me through the glass, buddy?
- Let's clean the glass, let's make it bright again.
- You need, like, a vase, a flat glass container, milk.
- To say I'm interested in this painting on glass, brightly opaque.
Examples
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So we have a few glass jars from Amazon.
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And I looked and there was glass all over my clothes.
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Can you hear me through the glass, buddy?
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Yes, there is a chance of breaking this glass here Here goes.
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This right here shows you actually the glass door that was broken in.
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I am now going to fill this glass with milk.
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Okay, so I'll get you a house salad and a drink -- a glass of water.
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You want me to pour you a glass?
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You can go to the glass house tavern or you can go to bar centrale.
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The artist carefully selected a glass vase to display her flowers.
Synonyms
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Clear, high-quality glass used for fancy drinking glasses and ornaments
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Colored pieces joined to make pretty windows that show pictures
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Large flat sheets of clear glass used for windows and doors
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Glass with a plastic layer between sheets that stops it breaking into sharp pieces
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A clear glass that resists heat and chemicals used for lab tools and scientific instruments
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A hard shiny rock made when hot lava cools and hardens very fast
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A sheet made of two glass layers with plastic between them to stop breaking into pieces
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A sheet of glass made with layers of plastic so it does not break into sharp pieces
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A clear, strong glass that lens makers use for camera and telescope lenses
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A milky white, slightly see-through material used for bowls and vases
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Glass with wire mesh inside that holds pieces if it breaks
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Thin flat glass that is made in large sheets for windows and mirrors
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A clear, hard material made mostly from pure sand that resists high heat and chemicals
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A shiny rock that forms when lava cools very fast
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A milky white glass that lets light through and is used for lamps and vases
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Old window glass you get by blowing hot glass into a round disk and spinning it flat
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A light hard material made from melted sand with many small air pockets used for insulation and building
Idioms
- Literature
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Entering a strange, unreal world where usual rules are reversed
To overcome barriers that stop women or minority groups getting higher jobs
- Informal
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To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
- Informal
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Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
Compounds
- Literature
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An invisible barrier that stops women and minorities from reaching top jobs
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A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila
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A window made of small colored glass pieces that makes colored light, often in churches
- Specialized
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Glass with a plastic layer between sheets that stops it breaking into sharp pieces
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A fine, beautiful glass object made in Venice, often brightly coloured and carefully shaped
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A tall, straight glass used for serving mixed drinks with ice like a gin and tonic
- Specialized
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Glass made with small amounts of the metal lead that is very clear and sparkly
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3.9
A sheet made of two glass layers with plastic between them to stop breaking into pieces
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3.7
A sheet of glass made with layers of plastic so it does not break into sharp pieces
- Specialized
1
6.0
A clear, strong glass that lens makers use for camera and telescope lenses
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8.4
Glass that shows soft mixed colors and people use for stained-glass windows and lamps
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4.7
A tall, narrow glass with a short stem for layered cold desserts like ice cream and fruit
- Specialized
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6.8
A clear, hard material made mostly from pure sand that resists high heat and chemicals
- Specialized
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9.4
A legless lizard with a long tail that breaks off and regrows to escape predators
- Specialized
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9.2
A legless lizard that looks like a snake, has eyelids and ear openings, and can grow its tail again
- Specialized
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A soft mass of very thin glass threads used to keep buildings warm and quiet
- Specialized
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A small lens that makes gemstones look larger so someone can see small details
- Specialized
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4.8
A thin flat piece of glass placed over a specimen on a microscope slide
- Specialized
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A thick material of tiny particles that behaves like a solid and flows very slowly
- Specialized
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8.8
A sea animal with a skeleton of thin glass-like threads that lives on the ocean floor
- Specialized
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9.0
A type of glass lens makers use that bends light little and keeps colours from separating
- Specialized
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5.5
A shallow round glass dish used in labs to let liquids dry or to cover a beaker
- Archaic
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9.7
Old window glass you get by blowing hot glass into a round disk and spinning it flat
- Specialized
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6.7
A light hard material made from melted sand with many small air pockets used for insulation and building
- Specialized
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6.8
A light, hard, insulating material used in buildings to keep heat in
How Transparent
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Glass comes from an old German word glæs that meant a shiny, hard thing, a bit like amber. So the name stuck to the clear, solid material we use for windows and bottles today.