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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: glass

1	n v	a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure furnish with glass
2	n	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

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: glass

n a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

Types:: show 19 types...; hide 19 types...; natural glass
magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly; milk glass, opal glass
a milky white translucent or opaque glass; optical glass
clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses; crown glass
a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk; soft glass
glass having a relatively low softening point; ground glass
glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching; ground glass
particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive; lead glass
glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index; laminated glass, safety glass, shatterproof glass
glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering; sodium silicate, soluble glass, water glass
a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs; stained glass
glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows; wire glass
a glass that contains a layer of wire netting in it; Pyrex
a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry; crystal, lechatelierite, quartz, quartz glass, vitreous silica
colorless glass made of almost pure silica; crown glass, optical crown, optical crown glass
optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index; flint glass, optical flint
optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index; tektite
thought to derive from meteorites; paste
a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry; Tiffany glass
a kind of opalescent colored glass that was used in the early 1900s for stained-glass windows and lamps

Type of:: solid
matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

n glassware collectively

“She collected old glass”

Type of:: glassware, glasswork
an article of tableware made of glass

n a container for holding liquids while drinking

Synonyms:: drinking glass

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; beer glass
a relatively large glass for serving beer; bumper
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); goblet
a drinking glass with a base and stem; highball glass
a tall glass for serving highballs; liqueur glass
a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner); parfait glass
a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served; rummer
a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts; schooner
a large beer glass; seidel
a glass for beer; jigger, pony, shot glass
a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey; brandy glass, brandy snifter, snifter
a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy; tumbler
a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom; water glass
a glass for drinking water; wineglass
a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served; champagne flute, flute, flute glass
a tall narrow wineglass

Type of:: container
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

n the quantity a glass will hold

Synonyms:: glassful

Type of:: containerful
the quantity that a container will hold

n a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

Synonyms:: looking glass

Type of:: mirror
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

n a small refracting telescope

Synonyms:: field glass, spyglass

Type of:: refracting telescope
optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece

v furnish with glass

“glass the windows”

Synonyms:: glaze

Types:: double-glaze
provide with two sheets of glass

Type of:: furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

v enclose with glass

“glass in a porch”

Synonyms:: glass in

Type of:: close in, enclose, inclose, shut in
surround completely

v put in a glass container

Type of:: enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in
introduce

v scan (game in the forest) with binoculars

Type of:: scan
examine minutely or intensely

v become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

Synonyms:: glass over, glaze, glaze over

Type of:: change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

n 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

Synonyms:: Methedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, shabu, trash

Type of:: amphetamine, pep pill, speed, upper
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression; controlled substance
a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law

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