| Noun | 1. | glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structurenatural glass - magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly optical glass - clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses crown glass - a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk soft glass - glass having a relatively low softening point ground glass - glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching ground glass - particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive lead glass - glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index 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 Pyrex - a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry solid - a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure | |
| 2. | glass - a glass container for holding liquids while drinkingbeer glass - a relatively large glass for serving beer bumper - a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale" 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) goblet - a drinking glass with a base and stem liqueur glass - a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner) parfait glass - a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served rummer - a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts tumbler - a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom wineglass - a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure | |
| 3. | glass - the quantity a glass will hold | |
| 4. | glass - a small refracting telescoperefracting telescope - optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece | |
| 5. | glass - amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressantdeoxyephedrine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, chicken feed, crank, chalk, trash, ice amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression | |
| 6. | glass - a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirrormirror - polished surface that forms images by reflecting light | |
| 7. | glass - glassware collectively; "She collected old glass" | |
| Verb | 1. | glass - furnish with glass; "glass the windows" | |
| 2. | glass - scan (game in the forest) with binocularsscan - examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" | |
| 3. | glass - enclose with glass; "glass in a porch" | |
| 4. | glass - put in a glass container | |
| 5. | glass - become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |