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beer glass

beer glass

2 1.0
A glass used for drinking beer, often larger than a regular glass
  • noun
  • /bɪr ɡlæs/
translation icon : vaso de cerveza
  • Fingerprints on one of the beer glasses are the same as those on the wheel brace.
  • an empty beer glass

So he had printed out like transparent tape with hats, like a big roll of tape and he had applied it around a beer glass.

Examples

  • It was occupied by a single man who was staring at the empty beer glass in front of him.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Her eyes smiled at me from over the rim of her beer glass.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In Australia they are found in beer glasses.

    Mary and Max (2009)

  • Some empty beer glasses are in front of them.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "We're not supposed to be doing this," she says, pointing at the beer glasses.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • She nods and looks at me over her empty beer glass.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Katherine dried the beer glass, polished it, and set it on the counter.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He gestured with his beer glass toward a thin gray bird stepping daintily around the brick wall edging the pond.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Whenever there was a lull in the conversation, whenever they sensed that I was being excluded from the flow of talk, Mr. Hirata would look seriously and sadly at me, and then raise his beer glass to mine and say, "Kampai! Kampai!"

    Fiction book (1997)

  • A waitress carefully placed a beer glass in front of me and poured the beer slowly into it.

Synonyms

glass
vsbeer glass
622 1.0

A container used for drinking, often for water or juice

is a larger serving item mainly meant for beer rather than general containers
stein
vsbeer glass
74 4.5

A large mug for drinking beer, often made of ceramic

is typically made from clear material rather than ceramic
tankard
vsbeer glass
4 8.6

A large drinking mug with one handle that people often use for beer

is a large serving item without a hinged lid
drinking glass
vsbeer glass
4 1.0

A container to drink from, usually for water or juice

is a larger serving item for beer rather than general drinking use
beer mug
vsbeer glass
3 1.0

A large sturdy cup with a handle for serving beer

is a similar large serving item usually without a handle
schooner
vsbeer glass
  • UK
1 7.2

A large glass used to serve beer in pubs in Australia and the UK

is the general large serving item not tied to any region
drinking vessel
vsbeer glass
1 2.5

A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink

is a specific large serving item mainly for beer not for general containers
seidel
vsbeer glass
9.9

A large mug for serving beer in Germany and Central Europe

is the general large serving item not tied to German speaking areas

How Big

stein
74 4.5
beer mug
3 1.0
beer glass
2 1.0

Surface Forms

beer glass singular
beer glasses plural

Morphology

beer + glass

The meaning 'a relatively large glass used for serving beer' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'beer' (the beverage) with 'glass' (a drinking vessel): it denotes a glass for beer. This is a simple noun–noun composition common across languages and follows regular compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Beer glass comes from the simple idea of a glass made just for beer, because people gave beer special shapes to keep the foam on top and to bring out the drink's smell and taste. So beer glass means 'a glass used for serving beer'.