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