glass

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A hard, transparent material used for windows and bottles.

   This tabletop is made of glass.

2. 2
   noun

   A container made of glass that you drink from.

   Would you like a glass of wine?

3. 3
   noun

   The amount of liquid that a drinking glass holds.

   She drank a whole glass of water.

Common collocations

• broken glass Adjective + noun
• wine glass Adjective + noun
• fill a glass Verb + noun
• raise a glass Verb + noun
• stained glass Adjective + noun

* As an English, Jewish and German surname, from the noun glass. * Also as an English surname, from a nickname derived from French glas (“bell, tumult, clash of arms”). * As a Celtic surname (Irish, Welsh, Cornish, and Scottish Gaelic), Anglicized from the adjective glas (“grey”). * Also as a German surname, altered from the personal name Klass, shortened from Nikolaus, compare Nicholas. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized and Germanized from Glas.

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