glass
1. a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure (Freq. 22)
• Derivationally related forms:
glassy
• Hypernyms:
solid
• Hyponyms:
natural glass, opal glass, milk glass, optical glass, crown glass,
soft glass, ground glass, lead glass, safety glass, laminated glass, shatterproof glass,
soluble glass, water glass, sodium silicate, stained glass, wire glass, Pyrex
• Substance Holonyms:
glassware, glasswork, plate glass, sheet glass
• Part Holonyms:
drinking glass
2. a container for holding liquids while drinking (Freq. 12)
• Syn:
drinking glass
• Hypernyms:
container
• Hyponyms:
beer glass, bumper, goblet, highball glass, liqueur glass,
parfait glass, rummer, schooner, seidel, shot glass, jigger,
jigger, snifter, brandy snifter, brandy glass, tumbler,
water glass, wineglass
3. the quantity a glass will hold (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
glassful
• Hypernyms:
containerful
4. a small refracting telescope (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
field glass, spyglass
• Hypernyms:
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
• Syn:
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine,
chalk, chicken feed, crank, ice, shabu, trash
• Hypernyms:
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed, controlled substance
6. a mirror;
usually a ladies' dressing mirror
• Syn:
looking glass
• Hypernyms:
mirror
7. glassware collectively
- She collected old glass
• Hypernyms:
glassware, glasswork
1. furnish with glass
- glass the windows
• Syn:
glaze
• Derivationally related forms:
glazier (for: glaze)
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
double-glaze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
• Hypernyms:
scan
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. enclose with glass
- glass in a porch
• Syn:
glass in
• Hypernyms:
enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. put in a glass container
• Hypernyms:
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
- Her eyes glaze over when she is bored
• Syn:
glaze, glass over, glaze over
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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