water glass
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːtər ɡlæs/
:
vaso de agua
- Evelyn involuntarily reaches for her water glass, only to find it empty!
- refill water glasses
- an empty water glass
- fill a water glass
Half a dozen utensils, ceramic dishes and pint sized water glasses for enjoying simple meals.
- Half a dozen utensils, ceramic dishes and pint sized water glasses for enjoying simple meals.
- We have our water glass, but this time we decide to fill it with seawater.
Examples
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Candles were lit, and Mrs. O'Dare was instructed to refill the water glasses whenever they were down to half.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's an empty water glass.
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Can I have my water in a water glass, please?
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Took them five minutes to find a water glass.
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Louise Green knocked over a water glass when she answered the phone by her bed.
Fiction book (1999) -
"You did." He grinned and lifted his water glass, holding it high so the ice glistened in the candlelight.
Fiction book (2002) -
Finally, over coffee, Laurie cleared her throat and tapped her water glass gently with her fork.
Fiction book (1999) -
Broder contemplated the water glass and the vials of pills on his nightstand.
Fiction book (1990) -
Can I have my water in a water glass, please?
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I looked down at my empty water glass, refilled it, and drank again.
Synonyms
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A container used for drinking, often for water or juice
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A glass with a flat bottom and no handle used for water or juice
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A container to drink from, usually for water or juice
A small drinking glass used for juice or water
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Morphology
The constituents 'water' (liquid) and 'glass' (drinking vessel) transparently yield the sense 'a glass for water', but they do not indicate the specialized function of measuring time (a clepsydra). A B1 learner who knows the words would not predict the timekeeping meaning from the parts alone, so the expression is idiomatic in that sense.
Etymology
Water glass for the table comes from a plain glass set out for 'water' at a meal, so the name simply means a drinking tumbler for water.