GLASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glass mean? 

• GLASS (noun)
  The noun GLASS has 7 senses:

1. a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

2. a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking

3. the quantity a glass will hold

4. a small refracting telescope

5. 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

6. a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

7. glassware collectively

  Familiarity information: GLASS used as a noun is common.

• GLASS (verb)
  The verb GLASS has 5 senses:

1. furnish with glass

2. scan (game in the forest) with binoculars

3. enclose with glass

4. put in a glass container

5. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

  Familiarity information: GLASS used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLASS (noun)

Sense 1

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)

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

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)

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...):

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

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

Derivation:

glass (enclose with glass)

glass (furnish with glass)

glassy (resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drinking glass; glass

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"):

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

beer glass (a relatively large glass for serving beer)

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)

Derivation:

glass (put in a glass container)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The quantity a glass will hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

glass; glassful

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

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)

Derivation:

glass (put in a glass container)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A small refracting telescope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

field glass; glass; spyglass

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 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

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

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

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

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)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

glass; looking glass

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

mirror (polished surface that forms images by reflecting light)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Glassware collectively

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

She collected old glass

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

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

Derivation:

glass (put in a glass container)

• GLASS (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they glass    ... he / she / it glasses   
Past simple: glassed   
Past participle: glassed   
-ing form: glassing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Furnish with glass

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

glass; glaze

Context example:

glass the windows

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)

Sense 2

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 3

Meaning:

Enclose with glass

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

glass; glass in

Context example:

glass in a porch

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:

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 5

Meaning:

Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

glass; glass over; glaze; glaze over

Context example:

Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

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

 Context examples 

This faces the road and opens by a large glass folding-door on to the lawn.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And yet, you must admit, that the three glasses are very remarkable, Hopkins.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A glass of wine; shall I get you one?

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

He took another look at himself in the glass, and said aloud, with great solemnity:-

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

They gave her wine to drink, three glasses full, one of white wine, one of red, and one of yellow, and with that her heart gave way and she died.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

When I was at some distance from the pirates, I discovered, by my pocket-glass, several islands to the south-east.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

He took the glasses from me, and at the next lull of the snow swept the whole space below us.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

I was looking through the glasses, and I saw the oar-blade shatter as he shot.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

My hand-mirror had been broken, so a happy thought seized me, and I concealed a piece of the glass in my handkerchief.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)