glassglass /glæs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1
TRANSPARENT MATERIAL [uncountable] a hard transparent material that is used for making windows, bottles, etc.: a glass bowl a piece of broken glass a new pane of glass (=a flat piece of glass with straight edges) for the window2FOR DRINKING [countable] a container without a handle used for drinking liquids, usually made out of glass: wine glasses She set down her empty glass.3AMOUNT OF LIQUID [countable] the amount of a drink contained in a glass: glass of a glass of milk4FOR EYES glasses [plural] two pieces of specially cut glass or plastic in a frame, that you wear in front of your eyes to see more clearly SYN eyeglasses, spectacles: I need a new pair of glasses. He had dark hair and wore glasses. As you get older, you may need reading glasses. → see also dark glasses, field glasses, opera glasses, sunglasses5GLASS OBJECTS [uncountable] objects made of glass: a collection of Venetian glass6MIRROR [countable] old use a mirror7people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones used to say that you should not criticize someone for having a fault if you have the same fault yourself[Origin: Old English glæs] → see also cut glass, ground glass, looking glass, magnifying glass, plate glass, raise your glass (to something) at raise1 (21), spyglass, stained glass
TRANSPARENT MATERIAL [uncountable] a hard transparent material that is used for making windows, bottles, etc.: a glass bowl a piece of broken glass a new pane of glass (=a flat piece of glass with straight edges) for the window2FOR DRINKING [countable] a container without a handle used for drinking liquids, usually made out of glass: wine glasses She set down her empty glass.3AMOUNT OF LIQUID [countable] the amount of a drink contained in a glass: glass of a glass of milk4FOR EYES glasses [plural] two pieces of specially cut glass or plastic in a frame, that you wear in front of your eyes to see more clearly SYN eyeglasses, spectacles: I need a new pair of glasses. He had dark hair and wore glasses. As you get older, you may need reading glasses. → see also dark glasses, field glasses, opera glasses, sunglasses5GLASS OBJECTS [uncountable] objects made of glass: a collection of Venetian glass6MIRROR [countable] old use a mirror7people (who live) in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones used to say that you should not criticize someone for having a fault if you have the same fault yourself[Origin: Old English glæs] → see also cut glass, ground glass, looking glass, magnifying glass, plate glass, raise your glass (to something) at raise1 (21), spyglass, stained glass