water glass

or wa·ter·glass

noun

a drinking glass; tumbler.

a glass container for holding water, as for growing bulbs, plants, or the like.

a glass tube used to indicate water level, as in a boiler.

a device for observing objects beneath the surface of the water, consisting essentially of an open tube or box with a glass bottom.

sodium silicate.

Origin of water glass

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby water glass

waterfront, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water glass, waterglass painting, water gum, water gun, water hammer, water-hammer pulse

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Example sentences from the Web for water glass

It was doubtless by sheer accident that Smith, reaching at the moment for the salad-oil, overturned his water-glass.
The Real Man|Francis Lynde
When the surface of the water was ruffled by a breeze it was needful to use the water-glass.
Dick in the Everglades|A. W. Dimock
The water-glass is a box with a pane of glass on the bottom.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Through the water-glass we made out the framework of the big trap on the bottom.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin

The fat, greasy hands of the Mudir fumbled towards the water-glass.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for water glass

water glass

noun

a viscous syrupy solution of sodium silicate in water: used as a protective coating for cement and a preservative, esp for eggs

another name for water clock, water gauge

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for water glass

water glass

n.

soluble glass

单词	water glass
释义	water glass or wa·ter·glass noun a drinking glass; tumbler. a glass container for holding water, as for growing bulbs, plants, or the like. a glass tube used to indicate water level, as in a boiler. a device for observing objects beneath the surface of the water, consisting essentially of an open tube or box with a glass bottom. sodium silicate. Origin of water glass First recorded in 1600–10 Words nearby water glass waterfront, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water glass, waterglass painting, water gum, water gun, water hammer, water-hammer pulse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for water glass It was doubtless by sheer accident that Smith, reaching at the moment for the salad-oil, overturned his water-glass. The Real Man\|Francis Lynde When the surface of the water was ruffled by a breeze it was needful to use the water-glass. Dick in the Everglades\|A. W. Dimock The water-glass is a box with a pane of glass on the bottom. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold Through the water-glass we made out the framework of the big trap on the bottom. Atlantic Narratives\|Mary Antin The fat, greasy hands of the Mudir fumbled towards the water-glass. Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete\|Gilbert Parker British Dictionary definitions for water glass water glass noun a viscous syrupy solution of sodium silicate in water: used as a protective coating for cement and a preservative, esp for eggs another name for water clock, water gauge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for water glass water glass n. soluble glass The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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