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1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure | |
Related terms: | solid Pyrex soft_glass ground_glass natural_glass lead_glass opal_glass optical_glass ground_glass wire_glass safety_glass soluble_glass crown_glass stained_glass plate_glass glassware | |
2. | [ noun ] (food) a glass container for holding liquids while drinking | |
Synonyms: | drinking_glass | |
Related terms: | container tumbler wineglass rummer highball_glass bumper snifter schooner seidel shot_glass liqueur_glass parfait_glass goblet water_glass beer_glass | |
3. | [ noun ] the quantity a glass will hold | |
Synonyms: | glassful | |
Related terms: | containerful | |
4. | [ noun ] (astronomy,optics) a small refracting telescope | |
Synonyms: | spyglass field_glass | |
Related terms: | refracting_telescope | |
5. | [ verb ] put in a glass container | |
Related terms: | insert | |
6. | [ verb ] scan with binoculars, as for game in the forest | |
Related terms: | scan field_glass | |
7. | [ noun ] (physics) a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror | |
Synonyms: | looking_glass | |
Related terms: | mirror | |
8. | [ verb ] enclose with glass | |
Synonyms: | glass_in | |
Examples: | "glass in a porch" |
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Related terms: | enclose | |
9. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | |
Synonyms: | methamphetamine_hydrochloride Methedrine meth deoxyephedrine chalk chicken_feed crank ice shabu trash methamphetamine | |
Related terms: | controlled_substance amphetamine | |
10. | [ verb ] furnish with glass, as of a window | |
Synonyms: | glaze | |
Related terms: | supply double-glaze glasscutter | |
11. | [ verb ] become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance | |
Synonyms: | glaze glaze_over glass_over | |
Examples: | "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" |
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Related terms: | change | |
12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 644 | |
13. | [ noun ] (food) glassware collectively | |
Examples: | "She collected old glass" |
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Related terms: | glassware | |
Similar spelling: |
glassy Glassco gloss glossy glossa Glasco Glis Glasgow Galasso |