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glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure |
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solid a three-dimensional shape
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glassware,
glasswork an article of tableware made of glass
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drinking glass,
glass a container for holding liquids while drinking
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natural glass magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly
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milk glass,
opal glass a milky white translucent or opaque glass
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optical glass clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses
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crown glass a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
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soft glass glass having a relatively low softening point
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ground glass glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching
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ground glass glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching
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lead glass glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index
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laminated glass,
safety glass,
shatterproof glass glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
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sodium silicate,
soluble glass,
water glass a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs
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stained glass glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows
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wire glass a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it
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pyrex a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry
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glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking |
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container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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beer glass a relatively large glass for serving beer
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bumper a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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goblet a drinking glass with a base and stem
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highball glass a tall glass for serving highballs
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liqueur glass a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)
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parfait glass a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served
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rummer a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts
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schooner sailing vessel used in former times
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seidel a glass for beer
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jigger,
pony,
shot glass a range horse of the western United States
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brandy glass,
brandy snifter,
snifter a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy
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tumbler a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
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water glass a glass for drinking water
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wineglass a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
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glass a container for holding liquids while drinking
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glass - glassware collectively; "She collected old glass" |
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glassware,
glasswork an article of tableware made of glass
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glass - the quantity a glass will hold |
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glassful |
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containerful the quantity that a container will hold
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| verb |
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glass - put in a glass container |
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enclose,
inclose,
insert,
introduce,
put in,
stick in surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
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glass - furnish with glass; "glass the windows" |
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glaze |
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furnish,
provide,
render,
supply provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
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double-glaze provide with two sheets of glass
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glass - enclose with glass; "glass in a porch" |
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close in,
enclose,
inclose,
shut in advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
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glass - scan (game in the forest) with binoculars |
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scan read metrically; "scan verses"
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