glass
- noun
- /ɡlæs/
- I had a glass of wine.
- a glass of water
- a glass of wine
- fill a glass
Oh now pour me a big old glass of cognac.
- Oh now pour me a big old glass of cognac.
- Just use a big glass or a big tea cup.
- These are like modern kind of wine glasses from crate&barrel;.
- When I ask that question, you said that the glass was half full.
- I know I love good food, good glass of wine, good cigar.
- That's just vodka and a glass point ticket.
- Look it, look it on the little glass half full down there.
- Yeah, just give me a glass of bleach first.
Examples
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Would you like a glass of water?
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Uh, just a glass of water, please.
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Oh, I need a glass for my water.
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Need a glass of water or energy drink or something?
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Now be an angel and fetch me that glass of water.
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Help yourself to a glass of this New York State champagne.
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"I'll make sure there's a glass of water there for you."
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Oh now pour me a big old glass of cognac.
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Alfie's just poured like the biggest glass of champagne.
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Could you please hand me a glass of water?
Synonyms
A small open container with a handle for drinking liquids
A large cup with a handle for drinking hot drinks
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila
A glass with a flat bottom and no handle used for water or juice
A glass with a stem for drinking wine
A container to drink from, usually for water or juice
A glass used for drinking beer, often larger than a regular glass
A tall, straight glass used for serving mixed drinks with ice like a gin and tonic
A glass with a short stem and wide bowl for serving brandy
An amount that fills a glass
A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink
A small cup with a spout or straw for drinking easily
A tall, narrow glass that holds champagne or sparkling wine
A small glass for drinking a little sweet drink with alcohol after dinner
A small drinking cup that holds half a pint
A small drinking glass used for juice or water
Idioms
To overcome barriers that stop women or minority groups getting higher jobs
- Informal
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
- Literature
Entering a strange, unreal world where usual rules are reversed
- Informal
Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
Compounds
- Literature
An invisible barrier that stops women and minorities from reaching top jobs
A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila
A window made of small colored glass pieces that makes colored light, often in churches
- Specialized
Glass with a plastic layer between sheets that stops it breaking into sharp pieces
A tall, straight glass used for serving mixed drinks with ice like a gin and tonic
- Specialized
A clear, strong glass that lens makers use for camera and telescope lenses
A sheet of glass made with layers of plastic so it does not break into sharp pieces
A fine, beautiful glass object made in Venice, often brightly coloured and carefully shaped
A sheet made of two glass layers with plastic between them to stop breaking into pieces
- Specialized
Glass made with small amounts of the metal lead that is very clear and sparkly
- Specialized
A legless lizard that looks like a snake, has eyelids and ear openings, and can grow its tail again
- Specialized
A clear, hard material made mostly from pure sand that resists high heat and chemicals
A tall, narrow glass with a short stem for layered cold desserts like ice cream and fruit
Glass that shows soft mixed colors and people use for stained-glass windows and lamps
- Specialized
A light hard foam made from crushed glass that keeps heat in and resists water
- Specialized
A hard outer layer of glass that protects a device screen from scratches and drops
- Specialized
A type of glass lens makers use that bends light little and keeps colours from separating
- Archaic
Old window glass you get by blowing hot glass into a round disk and spinning it flat
A glass thermometer with alcohol that rises when it gets warm and falls when it gets cold
- Specialized
A light hard material made from melted sand with many small air pockets used for insulation and building
- Indian
A large evergreen tree from India and Burma with leaves that are silvery underneath
A glass tube with mercury that measures body temperature
- Specialized
A legless lizard with a long tail that breaks off and regrows to escape predators
- Specialized
A sea animal with a skeleton of thin glass-like threads that lives on the ocean floor
- Specialized
A soft mass of very thin glass threads used to keep buildings warm and quiet
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Etymology
Glass for a drinking container comes from the material: people called a cup made of glass simply a glass, and then the word also came to mean the amount it holds.