glass
♦♦ glass /gl'ɑːs, gl'æs/ (glasses)
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Glass is a hard transparent substance that is used to make things such as windows and bottles.
...a pane of glass.
...a sliding glass door.
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A glass is a container made from glass, which you can drink from and which does not have a handle.
Grossman raised the glass to his lips.
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The contents of a glass can be referred to as a glass of something.
...a glass of milk.
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Glass is used to mean objects made of glass, for example drinking containers and bowls.
There's a glittering array of glass to choose from at markets.
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Glasses are two lenses in a frame that some people wear in front of their eyes in order to help them see better.
He took off his glasses.
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see also dark glasses, magnifying glasscut glass
also cut-glass
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Cut glass is glass that has patterns cut into its surface.
...a cut-glass bowl.glass ceil|ing (glass ceilings)
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When people refer to a glass ceiling, they are talking about the attitudes and traditions in a society that prevent women from rising to the top jobs. (JOURNALISM)
In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company...glass fi|bre
in AM, use glass fiber
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Glass fibre is another name for fibreglass.look|ing glass (looking glasses)
also looking-glass
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A looking glass is a mirror. (OLD-FASHIONED)mag|ni|fy|ing glass (magnifying glasses)
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A magnifying glass is a piece of glass which makes objects appear bigger than they actually are.plate glass
also plate-glass
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Plate glass is thick glass made in large, flat pieces, which is used especially to make large windows and doors.safe|ty glass
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Safety glass is very strong glass that does not break into sharp pieces if it is hit.stained glass
also stained-glass
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Stained glass consists of pieces of glass of different colours which are fixed together to make decorative windows or other objects.wine glass (wine glasses)
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A wine glass is a glass, usually with a narrow stem, which you use for drinking wine.
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Glass is a hard transparent substance that is used to make things such as windows and bottles.
...a pane of glass.
...a sliding glass door.
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A glass is a container made from glass, which you can drink from and which does not have a handle.
Grossman raised the glass to his lips.
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The contents of a glass can be referred to as a glass of something.
...a glass of milk.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Glass is used to mean objects made of glass, for example drinking containers and bowls.
There's a glittering array of glass to choose from at markets.
4 [N-PLURAL]
Glasses are two lenses in a frame that some people wear in front of their eyes in order to help them see better.
He took off his glasses.
5
see also dark glasses, magnifying glasscut glass
also cut-glass
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Cut glass is glass that has patterns cut into its surface.
...a cut-glass bowl.glass ceil|ing (glass ceilings)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
When people refer to a glass ceiling, they are talking about the attitudes and traditions in a society that prevent women from rising to the top jobs. (JOURNALISM)
In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company...glass fi|bre
in AM, use glass fiber
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Glass fibre is another name for fibreglass.look|ing glass (looking glasses)
also looking-glass
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A looking glass is a mirror. (OLD-FASHIONED)mag|ni|fy|ing glass (magnifying glasses)
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A magnifying glass is a piece of glass which makes objects appear bigger than they actually are.plate glass
also plate-glass
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Plate glass is thick glass made in large, flat pieces, which is used especially to make large windows and doors.safe|ty glass
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Safety glass is very strong glass that does not break into sharp pieces if it is hit.stained glass
also stained-glass
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Stained glass consists of pieces of glass of different colours which are fixed together to make decorative windows or other objects.wine glass (wine glasses)
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A wine glass is a glass, usually with a narrow stem, which you use for drinking wine.