Glass

/ɡlɑːs/ · noun

Meaning

(usually uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (usually uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
2. (countable, uncountable, by extension) Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
3. (countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
4. (metonymic) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
5. (uncountable) Glassware.
6. A mirror.
7. A magnifying glass or loupe.
8. A telescope.

Example Sentences

This tabletop is made of glass.

A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.

The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.

Metal glasses, unlike those based on silica, are electrically conductive, which can be either an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on the application.

Would you like a glass of wine?

Fill my glass with milk, please.

There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.

Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence.

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Word Forms

• glasses
• glasse
• glassing
• glassed

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