glass

/glɑ:s/
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glass

A child carefully pours milk into a tall glass at the breakfast table.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A hard, brittle, transparent solid material: "glass" is a substance, typically made by melting sand with other materials, that is used for windows, containers, and many other objects.
    • A drinking container: "glass" refers to a container, usually made of this transparent material, used for drinking liquids.
    • The contents of such a container: "glass" can also mean the amount of liquid a glass container holds.
    • A mirror: "glass" is an old-fashioned or formal term for a mirror.
    • Glasses (plural noun): A pair of lenses set in a frame, worn in front of the eyes to correct vision or protect them.

  2. Verb:

    • To fit or cover with glass: To install glass into a structure, like a window or door frame.
    • To become glassy: To take on a smooth, shiny, or lifeless appearance, often used for eyes.
    • To enclose with glass: To surround or cover something with glass panels.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The window is made of safety glass. (The transparent material in the window is a safety type.)
    • She poured water into a glass. (She used a drinking container made of glass.)
    • He drank a glass of milk. (He consumed the amount of milk that fills one drinking container.)
    • She looked at her reflection in the glass. (She looked at herself in the mirror.)
    • He needs glasses to read. (He requires corrective lenses to see text clearly.)

  • Verb:

    • They will glass the new greenhouse next week. (They will install the glass panels in the greenhouse structure.)
    • Her eyes began to glass over from boredom. (Her eyes started to look shiny and unfocused.)
    • The porch was glassed in to create a sunroom. (The porch was enclosed by adding glass walls.)
Advanced Usage

  • "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones": A proverb meaning you should not criticize others for faults you yourself possess.

    • He criticized her messy desk, forgetting his own was worse—people in glass houses...

  • "Under glass": Protected or displayed inside a glass case or cover.

    • The rare manuscript was kept under glass in the museum.

  • "The glass is half-full/half-empty": A phrase describing an optimistic ("half-full") or pessimistic ("half-empty") perspective.

    • She sees the glass as half-full, always hopeful about the future.
Variants and Related Words

  • Glassy (adjective): Having a smooth, shiny appearance like glass.

    • The lake was calm and glassy in the morning light.

  • Glassware (noun): Articles made of glass, especially drinking glasses and tableware.

    • The cabinet displays her fine glassware.

  • Looking glass (noun, old-fashioned): A mirror.

    • Alice stepped through the looking glass.
Synonyms
  • Noun (material): Silica glass, pane (for a sheet of glass).
  • Noun (container): Tumbler, beaker, goblet.
  • Noun (mirror): Mirror, reflector.
  • Verb (to cover with glass): Glaze, panel.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Glass over: To become covered with a glassy layer or to take on a dull, lifeless look.
    • The pond will glass over with ice in winter.
    • His expression glassed over when the topic changed.
Related Idioms

  • To have a glass jaw: To be vulnerable to criticism or, in boxing, to be easily knocked out.

    • The politician has a glass jaw; he can't handle any tough questions.

  • To see the world through rose-colored glasses: To see things in an unrealistically positive or optimistic way.

    • He's not naive; he just chooses to see the world through rose-colored glasses.
glass

A child carefully pours milk into a tall glass at the breakfast table.

Noun
  1. glassware collectively
    • She collected old glass
  2. a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
  3. 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
  4. a small refracting telescope
  5. the quantity a glass will hold
  6. a container for holding liquids while drinking
  7. a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
Verb
  1. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
    • Her eyes glaze over when she is bored
  2. put in a glass container
  3. enclose with glass
    • glass in a porch
  4. scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
  5. furnish with glass
    • glass the windows

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