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glass

glass [ glass ]


noun  (plural glass·es)
Definition:
 
1. transparent solid substance: a hard, usually transparent substance that shatters easily. Source: sand melted in combination with other oxides such as lime or soda. Use: windows, bottles, lenses.

2. uncrystallized substance like glass: a solid substance similar to glass formed by melting and cooling without crystallizing

3. glass container: a container without a handle made from glass, for drinking from

4. quantity in glass: the amount a drinking glass holds

5. gardening protecting cover: a glass cover, greenhouse window, or insulating material used to protect germinating plants
Keep the seedlings under glass for the first four weeks.

6. household 
Same as  glassware


7. household 
Same as  looking glass


8. optics 
Same as  magnifying glass


9. geology 
Same as  volcanic glass


10. drugs illegal drug: a smokable form of methamphetamine used as an illegal drug

11. meteorology  ( dated )
Same as  barometer




plural noun glass·es 
Definition:
 
1. outer eyewear: a pair of sight-correcting or protective lenses set in frames that fit over the ears and sit on the bridge of the nose

2. 
Same as  binoculars




transitive verb  (past and past participle glassed, present participle glass·ing, 3rd person present singular glass·es)
Definition:
 
1. put glass over something: to cover or fit something with glass
glassed the porch

2. insert into glass container: to put something into a glass container or one made of a material resembling glass
glassed the specimens in formalin

[ Old English glæs< Germanic]

glass adjective
glass·ful noun
glass·like adjective
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