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GLASS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small refracting telescope

Synonyms:

field glass; glass; spyglass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("glass" is a kind of...):

refracting telescope (optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece)

Derivation:

glass (scan (game in the forest) with binoculars)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking

Synonyms:

drinking glass; glass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("glass" is a kind of...):

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))

Meronyms (parts of "glass"):

glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glass"):

wineglass (a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served)

water glass (a glass for drinking water)

tumbler (a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom)

brandy glass; brandy snifter; snifter (a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy)

jigger; pony; shot glass (a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey)

seidel (a glass for beer)

schooner (a large beer glass)

rummer (a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts)

parfait glass (a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served)

liqueur glass (a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner))

highball glass (a tall glass for serving highballs)

goblet (a drinking glass with a base and stem)

bumper (a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast))

beer glass (a relatively large glass for serving beer)

Derivation:

glass (put in a glass container)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Glassware collectively

Example:

She collected old glass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("glass" is a kind of...):

glassware; glasswork (an article of tableware made of glass)

Derivation:

glass (put in a glass container)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

Synonyms:

glass; looking glass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("glass" is a kind of...):

mirror (polished surface that forms images by reflecting light)

Sense 5

Meaning:

An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Synonyms:

chalk; chicken feed; crank; deoxyephedrine; glass; ice; meth; methamphetamine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; Methedrine; shabu; trash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("glass" is a kind of...):

amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The quantity a glass will hold

Synonyms:

glass; glassful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("glass" is a kind of...):

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)

Derivation:

glass (put in a glass container)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glass" is a kind of...):

solid (matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glass"):

stained glass (glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows)

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)

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)

lead glass (glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index)

ground glass (particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive)

ground glass (glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching)

soft glass (glass having a relatively low softening point)

crown glass (a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk)

optical glass (clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses)

milk glass; opal glass (a milky white translucent or opaque glass)

natural glass (magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly)

wire glass (a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it)

Pyrex (a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry)

Holonyms ("glass" is a part of...):

drinking glass; glass (a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking)

Holonyms ("glass" is a substance of...):

plate glass; sheet glass (glass formed into large thin sheets)

glassware; glasswork (an article of tableware made of glass)

Derivation:

glass (enclose with glass)

glass (furnish with glass)

glassy (resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

Example:

Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

Synonyms:

glass; glass over; glaze; glaze over

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "glass" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put in a glass container

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "glass" is one way to...):

enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

glass (a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking)

glass (glassware collectively)

glass (the quantity a glass will hold)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Enclose with glass

Example:

glass in a porch

Synonyms:

glass; glass in

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "glass" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Scan (game in the forest) with binoculars

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "glass" is one way to...):

scan (examine minutely or intensely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

glass (a small refracting telescope)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Furnish with glass

Example:

glass the windows

Synonyms:

glass; glaze

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "glass" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "glass"):

double-glaze (provide with two sheets of glass)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

Credits

 Context examples: 

And the next moment, in a voice that was already fairly well under control, “Have you a graduated glass?” he asked.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Anyone who had the design to alarm these people would be compelled to place his very face against the glass before he could be seen.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Up flew his glass to his eye.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I do not give you glass, for that is another matter, and takes much skill in the mixing of colors.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Research has shown evidence about past life has been preserved in impact glass here on Earth.

(NASA Spacecraft Detects Impact Glass on Surface of Mars, NASA)

Researchers recommend limiting screen time, applying screen filters, wearing computer glasses that block blue light, or use anti-reflective lenses to offset the effects of artificial light at nighttime.

(Artificial Light of Digital Devices Lessens Sleep Quality, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Crack is smoked in a small glass pipe.

(Cocaine, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

New glasses, brighter lighting, anti-glare sunglasses or magnifying lenses can help at first.

(Cataract, NIH: National Eye Institute)

It may seem strange that salt can make the ocean denser, but you can see for yourself how this works by adding plain old table salt to a glass of water.

(Ganymede may harbor 'club sandwich' of oceans and ice, NASA)