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glass
  1. (uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.
  2. A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
  3. (metonymy) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
  4. (uncountable) Glassware.
  5. A mirror.
  6. A magnifying glass or telescope.
  7. (sports) A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
    1. (basketball, colloquial) The backboard.
    2. (ice hockey) The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.
  8. A barometer.
  9. (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
  10. (obsolete) An hourglass.
  11. Synonyms:
  12. Examples:
    1. “Shallow silver tasting cups are used in dark cellars, where it is hard for light to penetrate the depth of wine in a glass.”
      “Lesser items, such as old magazines, inexpensive glass and chinaware may just sit in boxes.”
      “Once I started reading your book, with the aid of my reading glass, I was so fascinated with it that I couldn't stop.”
glasshouse
  1. A building made of glass in which plants are grown more rapidly than outside such a building by the action of heat from the sun, this heat being trapped inside by the glass (chiefly commercial).
  2. A building where glass or glassware is manufactured.
  3. (Britain military slang)  A military prison.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Rooted plants with three or four fully expanded leaves were transferred to a peat substratum and acclimatized in a glasshouse.”
      “The central glasshouse had two lean-to hothouses, one dry for cacti, the other humid for tropical plants.”
      “The glasshouse experiment aimed to rank the cultivars according to their dehydration tolerance.”
glasser
  1. (surfing) person who applies fibreglass and resin to a surfboard during its manufacture.
  2. (Ireland) glass marble
glasscutter
  1. One who cuts glass to make objects from it.
  2. A device for cutting through glass.
glassblowing
  1. The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Damascus is a center of glassblowing and fabric production, including the silk brocade called damask, which was named for the city.”
      “Another possibility: glassblowing with a blowpipe, used especially for creating laboratory vessels, certain neon signs and decorative objects.”
      “Come and see some glassblowing demonstrations, visit our workshops and our current exhibition or buy some little gifts.”
glassformer
  1. (physics) Any substance whose liquid state fails to crystallize upon cooling, but forms a glass.
glassware
  1. Glasses, jugs and other tableware made of glass.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Traditional Dutch crafts include pottery, tile work, glassware, and silver.”
      “As with other products, glassware decisions are usually only as important as what it is your concept sells the most.”
      “The tablecloths are linen, as are the napkins, and the cutlery and glassware are of high standard.”
glasses
  1. Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A pair of silver glasses framed her blue eyes and a nice blue dress covered her modestly but was still attractive.”
      “All glasses on the bridges were turned on the Germans, now very faintly to be seen on the horizon.”
      “Jillie took in the thick Coke-bottle glasses, the dark hair that went every which way but down.”
glassman
  1. A person who manufactures glass.
glassblower
  1. A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The glassblower crafted intricate and delicate glass sculptures with a skill that demonstrated years of experience in the art.”
      “The glassblower often can't see how the molten glass at the end of the tube is shaping.”
      “This step allows the glassblower to shape the outside of the glass while allowing the core of the piece to stay heated.”
glasscutting
  1. The cutting of glass to make objects from it.
glassmaker
  1. A person or company that makes glass or glass items.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In order to achieve the production of a bottle conformed to the original design, the glassmaker successfully adapted a drilling method.”
      “One of her protégés is a former glassmaker whom she encouraged to pursue his love of cooking.”
      “See articleVenezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, ordered the nationalisation of the local business of Owens-Illinois, an American glassmaker.”
glassworks
  1. A factory that produces glass.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Thus, it seems that mirror glass was silvered not only at glassworks but at looking-glass makers' shops as well.”
      “With the collapse of the Venetian Republic in 1797, the Murano glassworks fell into decline.”
      “Like Mons, Charleroi is a place of coal mines, iron foundries, and glassworks.”
glassification
  1. conversion into a glass
glasswork
  1. Work, such as art, made from glass.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The exhibition features sculpture, glasswork and painting and runs until Sunday.”
      “Check them out for interesting beads and glasswork, Indian dresses and fresh, hand-rolled incense.”
      “Crafts that will be taught glasswork, upholstery and patchwork, 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.”
glassmaking
  1. The craft or industry of producing glass
  2. Examples:
    1. “It was also used for industrial purposes, including coopering, tanning, glassmaking and iron smelting.”
      “There will be demonstrations of glassmaking techniques, including engraving and painting on glass.”
      “In Austria and neighboring regions, glassmaking enjoyed royal patronage and the Venetian style was introduced with royal support.”
glassworking
  1. The production of glasswork.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This was granted, and Henry's son Edward VI followed up with a grant of letters patent to Henry Smyth, who hoped to introduce foreign glassworking techniques into England.”
glassful
  1. The amount that a glass will hold.
  2. Synonyms:
glassing
  1. An act of glassing (stabbing with broken glass).
glassworker
  1. One who makes glasswork.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Naeem, a resident of Kasur, was a glassworker and had come to Lahore for buying glass from the local market.”
      “Determination and evaluation of free silica in the respirable zone of glassworker with X-Ray Diffraction Method.”
      “A local glassworker, Rafi Ahmad, said that voters in the city expected a leader who would strengthen law and order.”
glassy
  1. (Ulster) Glass marble.
glassiness
  1. The state of being glassy.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It's a haunting reverberant sound that, in spite of its cool digital sheen and glassiness, feels natural and inviting.”
      “The glassiness of earlier CD transfers has been corrected in this High Performance remastering.”
      “The viewer is not drawn in but driven back by the glassiness of the overlying grid.”
glasse
  1. Obsolete spelling of glass
glassblowers
glasscutters
  1. plural of glasscutter
glassformers
  1. plural of glassformer
glassworkers
  1. plural of glassworker
glasshouses
  1. plural of glasshouse
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “That will add huge costs for those operators who are involved in building prefabricated buildings, barns, bridges, glasshouses, and hothouses.”
      “The trees came as small plants in wooden cases, like miniature glasshouses, named Wardian cases after their inventor.”
      “Bullough brought alligators and giant turtles to the island, where they lived in heated glasshouses.”
glassmakers
glasswares
glassmen
  1. plural of glassman
glassfuls
glassings
  1. plural of glassing
glassesful
glassers
  1. plural of glasser
glassies
  1. plural of glassy
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