glass
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9.9
- noun
- /ɡlæs/
- NSFW
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- His friends warned him about the dangers of using glass as a stimulant, but he refused to listen.
You're just going to do one or two big hits to get big pieces of glass candy.
- You're just going to do one or two big hits to get big pieces of glass candy.
Examples
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In the darkness, the glass doors reflected her own image back at her.
Fiction book (1999) -
You might give off the wrong impression to people with that much glass in your pocket.
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When she sings, "Just one shot left of this drink, in this glass."
Academic text (2017) -
Without looking, I slid the coin onto the glass prize counter beside him, and I walked away.
Fiction book (2002) -
Within five minutes of distribution, they were armed with glass, had cut their wrists with glass, or swallowed glass.
Fiction book (2000) -
Matthew snatched a glass from his brother's hand and drank, ignoring me.
Fiction book (1999) -
We got meth, ice, glass, Es, Ks, ex, Mitsus, Ames, Colombian H.
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After the party, she found small bags of glass hidden behind the couch.
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The police discovered a stash of glass during their raid on the suspected drug house.
Synonyms
129
9.1
A strong illegal drug that makes people more awake and quickly addicted
65
9.9
A very strong illegal crystal drug that people take to feel more awake
30
8.6
A strong stimulant drug that makes people very awake and is highly addictive and often abused illegally
21
8.6
An illegal, very strong drug in clear crystals that makes people very awake and active
16
9.9
An illegal drug that people use to stay awake
3
9.9
A slang word for the illegal drug methamphetamine
2
9.9
A strong illegal drug in white crystals that makes people feel awake and active
A strong stimulant drug used in medicine but often abused
A brand name for methamphetamine, a drug that makes you more awake and lowers appetite
A drug that makes people more awake and less hungry
Idioms
To overcome barriers that stop women or minority groups getting higher jobs
- Informal
1
4.1
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
- Literature
1
9.1
Entering a strange, unreal world where usual rules are reversed
- Informal
Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
Compounds
- Literature
14
4.0
An invisible barrier that stops women and minorities from reaching top jobs
13
1.8
A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila
11
3.6
A window made of small colored glass pieces that makes colored light, often in churches
- Specialized
2
3.8
Glass with a plastic layer between sheets that stops it breaking into sharp pieces
1
3.8
A tall, straight glass used for serving mixed drinks with ice like a gin and tonic
- Specialized
1
6.0
A clear, strong glass that lens makers use for camera and telescope lenses
1
3.7
A sheet of glass made with layers of plastic so it does not break into sharp pieces
1
7.2
A fine, beautiful glass object made in Venice, often brightly coloured and carefully shaped
1
3.9
A sheet made of two glass layers with plastic between them to stop breaking into pieces
- Specialized
1
6.3
Glass made with small amounts of the metal lead that is very clear and sparkly
- Specialized
1
9.2
A legless lizard that looks like a snake, has eyelids and ear openings, and can grow its tail again
- Specialized
1
6.8
A clear, hard material made mostly from pure sand that resists high heat and chemicals
1
4.7
A tall, narrow glass with a short stem for layered cold desserts like ice cream and fruit
1
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
The slang use of glass for a form of meth comes from the drug's clear, shiny crystals that look like broken glass, so people began to call the crystals 'glass'.