glass
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- noun
- /ɡlæs/
:
cristalería
- But let's raise a glass to the whole man.
- glass vessels
- glass bottles
- glass beads
I probably have one to two glasses a month, likely total.
- I probably have one to two glasses a month, likely total.
- She was not there just to look at glass plates.
- But I got this for like an equivalent for a shot glass or the sake.
- They're not my brothers, Lydia whispered, her fingers curled on the glass.
- There is full crystal in these glass, in these glass cases that are lined up.
- They are the poster children for half empty glasses.
Examples
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Would you like a glass of water with your meal?
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I probably have one to two glasses a month, likely total.
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And I got these tall candle glasses on Amazon.
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Jill stepped from their kitchen with a glass dish of white ice cream.
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Later, I sat at the bar drinking from a tall glass with a paper parasol in it.
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A splendid tree, covered with a lifetime's collection of glass ornaments, glittered in the living room.
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Tonight, while she's asleep, you'll sneak downstairs quietly, go to the study, and take one of each kind of wine glass from the shelf.
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The restaurant served the wine in elegant crystal glasses.
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After dinner, we raised our glasses in a toast to good friends.
Synonyms
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Items made of glass used for serving food or drinks
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A container to drink from, usually for water or juice
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2.5
A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink
Idioms
To overcome barriers that stop women or minority groups getting higher jobs
- Informal
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4.1
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
- Literature
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Entering a strange, unreal world where usual rules are reversed
- Informal
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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3.8
Glass with a plastic layer between sheets that stops it breaking into sharp pieces
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3.8
A tall, straight glass used for serving mixed drinks with ice like a gin and tonic
- Specialized
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A clear, strong glass that lens makers use for camera and telescope lenses
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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 fine, beautiful glass object made in Venice, often brightly coloured and carefully shaped
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A sheet made of two glass layers with plastic between them to stop breaking into pieces
- Specialized
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Glass made with small amounts of the metal lead that is very clear and sparkly
- 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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6.8
A clear, hard material made mostly from pure sand that resists high heat and chemicals
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A tall, narrow glass with a short stem for layered cold desserts like ice cream and fruit
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8.4
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
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glass meaning all drinking vessels comes from the same idea: many of the items were made of the clear material, so people used glass to mean the set of those shiny cups and bottles.