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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

glass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[ɡlas] (Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland)
[ɡläs] (Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland)
/ɡlɑːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[ɡleəs] (Canada, US)
glăs (Canada, US)
[ɡlɛəs] (Canada, US)
/ɡlæs/ (Canada, US)
[ɡlɐːs] (Australia, New-Zealand)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
(General-American) audio
[ɡläːs] (Australia, New-Zealand)
gläs (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English glas, from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to shine”) (compare glow), and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰleh₁- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Cognate with West Frisian glês, Low German and German Glas, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish glas, Norwegian Bokmål glass, Icelandic gler.

Meanings

(uncountable, usually) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
- A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
- The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight. 2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:
- I can eat glass, it does not hurt me
- This tabletop is made of glass.
(broadly, countable, uncountable) Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
- Metal glasses, unlike those based on silica, are electrically conductive, which can be either an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on the application.
(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
- Would you like a glass of wine?
- Fill my glass with milk, please.
(countable, metonymically, uncountable) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
- At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. 1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
- Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.
(uncountable) Glassware.
- We collected art glass.
(countable, uncountable) A mirror.
- 1599, Thomas Dekker, Old Fortunatus, Act III, Scene 1, J.M. Dent & Co., 1904, p. 67, […] for what lady can abide to love a spruce silken-face courtier, that stands every morning two or three hours learning how to look by his glass, how to speak by his glass, how to sigh by his glass, how to court his mistress by his glass? I would wish him no other plague, but to have a mistress as brittle as glass.
- She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.
- As of old, he took down his portable glass hanging on a nail, and carefully wiping it, replaced it in its case. 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 216:
- Beholding her charms in the glaſs, ſhe wandered over a wilderneſs of vain fancies. 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 11:
(countable, uncountable) A magnifying glass or loupe.
(countable, uncountable) A telescope.
- Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns, as is well known, and in the early part of the stalking season, when seen through a glass, might be mistaken for hummels […] 1912, The Encyclopædia of Sport & Games:
- He got a good glass for six hundred dollars. His new job gave him leisure for star-gazing. Often he bid me come and have a look Up the brass barrel, velvet black inside, At a star quaking in the other end. 1923 October, Robert Frost, “[Notes.] The Star-splitter.”, in New Hampshire […], New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 29:
(colloquial, countable, uncountable) A barrier made of solid, transparent material. ▸ The backboard.
- He caught the rebound off the glass.
(countable, uncountable) A barrier made of solid, transparent material. ▸ The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.
- He fired the outlet pass off the glass.
(countable, uncountable) A barometer.
- The glass is falling hour by hour, the glass will fall for ever / But if you break the bloody glass you won’t hold up the weather. 1938, Louis MacNeice, “Bagpipe Music”, in The Earth Compels, page 59:
(attributive, countable, in names of species, uncountable) Transparent or translucent.
- glass frog; glass shrimp; glass worm
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) An hourglass.
- Were my Wiues Liuer / Infected (as her life) ſhe would not liue / The running of one Glaſſe. c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
(informal, uncountable) Lenses, considered collectively.
- Her new camera was incompatible with her old one, so she needed to buy new glass.
(archaic, countable) Synonym of window or pane, particularly in vehicles.
- [N]o sooner had we entered Holbourn than letting down one of the Front Glasses I enquired of every decent-looking Person that we passed ‘If they had seen my Edward?’ 1790, Jane Austen, “Love and Freindship”, in Juvenilia:
- Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot]. 1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 323:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
glasses	Number=Plur		lexicographic
glasse		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (483)

zh җунзы (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · arc ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ (substance) · ilo baso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · uk стака́н (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ceb bildo (substance) · sah өстүөкүлэ (substance) · hu pohárnyi (quantity) · gv glonney (substance) · ota جام (substance) · cdo 玻璃 (substance) · ky айнек (substance) · cu стькльница (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · be шкло (substance) · th แก้ว (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · tr sırça (substance) · ceb baso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mt ħġieġ (substance) · ug ئىستاكان (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · gv glonney (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · as কাঁচ (substance) · ti ጥርሙዝ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · id kaca (substance) · nv tsésǫʼ (substance) · ta கண்ணாடிக்குவளை (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · hrx Glaas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · nl glas (substance) · de Glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mr काच (substance) · ky стакан (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ml പളുങ്കുപാത്രം (substance) · mn ᠰᠢᠯ (substance) · kxd galas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fi lasi- (attributive: transparent or translucent) · fr télescope (telescope) · bg стъкло́ (substance) · hu pohár (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · zh 杯仔 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sc birdi (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · pl szkło (substance) · sq qelq (substance) · hi शीशा (substance) · tg стакан (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · vi thuỷ tinh (substance) · es traste (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · war saraming (substance) · ug ئەينەك (substance) · lo ກ້ອງ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · st kgalase (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ur شِیشَہ (substance) · hu távcső (magnifying glass or loupe) · hu nagyító (magnifying glass or loupe) · km កែវ (substance) · pt copo (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mi karāhe (substance) · gl cotrofe (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ckb جام (substance) · my ရေခွက် (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · iba gelas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ce шиша (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ki ngirathi (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sk pohár (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · es cristal (substance) · nah xalli (substance) · jv kaca (substance) · uz stakan (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · hak 玻璃 (substance) · cs sklenice (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · uk шкло (substance) · la vitrum (substance) · he זגוגית (substance) · esu kelassaq (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · bg ле́ща (magnifying glass or loupe) · ar زُجَاج (substance) · qu q'ispi (substance) · de Glas (substance) · li glaas (substance) · ro sticlă (substance) · ja 玻璃 (substance) · rsk погар (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ttt şüşə (substance) · co vetru (substance) · da glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ru скля́нка (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ady апч (substance) · ccp 𑄇𑄌𑄴 (substance) · bcl saraming (substance) · tli ít'ch (substance) · an vidriu (substance) · ru телеско́п (telescope) · ht vè (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · tk aýna (substance) · unm shapòntèk (substance) · uk скло (substance) · za cenj (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fi juomalasi (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · el ποτήρι (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · shn ၽၢၼ်ႇ (substance) · sh sr̀ča (substance) · es vítreo (substance) · el γυαλί (substance) · ml സ്ടികം (substance) · ar زاج (substance) · twf bósuną (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lez шуьше (substance) · aho 𑜀𑜨𑜀𑜫 (substance) · cs sklo (substance) · te లోటా (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · prg sticlo (substance) · lld vierech (substance) · mn шил (substance) · sa काच (substance) · mfe ver (substance) · fur veri (substance) · gu ગ્લાસ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · pms veder (substance) · vec goto (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · he זְכוּכִית (substance) · pt vidro (substance) · ast cristal (substance) · esu estikluuq (substance) · ady апкь (substance) · ota زجاج (substance) · ja グラス (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ht vè (substance) · mhn bikera (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ga gloine (substance) · kbd абдж (substance) · sc bidru (substance) · ast vidriu (substance) · tr cam (substance) · aii ܟܵܣܵܐ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fa آبْگینِه (substance) · kk шыны (substance) · wym głoos (substance) · ccc waso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sc vidru (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · my မှန် (substance) · mt tazza (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ko 고뿌 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sh stàklo (substance) · hu üveg (substance) · lo ຈອກ (substance) · gl fielo (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ur گِلاس (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mnc ᠪᠣᠯᠣᠰᡠ (substance) · vec véro (substance) · ru лу́па (magnifying glass or loupe) · de Glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ar كاسة (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lij veddro (substance) · gl bacía (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · hu üveg- (attributive: transparent or translucent) · tk stakan (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ro pahar (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mk ста́кло (substance) · bn কাঁচ (substance) · tl salamin (substance) · ga gloine (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · zza şuşa (substance) · sq gotë (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · it boccale (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sms ståkkan (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ru бокал (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fa جام (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · aii ܫܘܼܫܵܐ (substance) · lt stiklinė (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · he כּוֹס (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · nah xaltehuilotl (substance) · ur گْلاس (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · hy բաժակ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sc bidru (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · or କାଚ (substance) · hrx Glaas (substance) · mr ग्लास (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · st kgalase (substance) · orv достоканъ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lou vèr (substance) · grc ὕαλος (substance) · nds Glas (substance) · lo ແກ້ວ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · jv gelas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · rm vaider (substance) · krj baso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sc bridu (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sl stêklo (substance) · sc bírdiu (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ce ангали (substance) · vo vär (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · om burcuqqo (substance) · fr longue-vue (telescope) · sk sklo (substance) · fr loupe (magnifying glass or loupe) · av шиша (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sh ср̀ча (substance) · alt слейе (substance) · tl baso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · hi गिलास (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · niv пʼаӽ (substance) · cy gwydr (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ca got (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ar كباية (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mel gelaih (substance) · cy gwydr (substance) · es vaso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fi pleksi (sport: barrier made of solid, transparent material) · gd glainne (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ta வில்லை (magnifying glass or loupe) · pdt Glauss (substance) · sh ча̏ша (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ps ګيلاس (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fi lasi (substance) · vec bicer (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · rm magiel (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · gl vidro (substance) · zh 杯子 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · luo gilas (substance) · hu átlátszó (attributive: transparent or translucent) · gu પવાલું (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · wuu 玻璃 (substance) · evn стекло (substance) · ty tarati (substance) · mhn glos (substance) · egl vēder (substance) · sms steehl (substance) · bo ཤེལ (substance) · gl tango (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · id gelas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · to fakasio'ata (substance) · eo glaso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ba быяла (substance) · ru ли́нза (magnifying glass or loupe) · aho 𑜀𑜨𑜀𑜫 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · scn vitru (substance) · luy egilasi (substance) · vi cốc (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · pl szklanka (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · rue скло (substance) · bua шэл (substance) · mk ча́ша (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · uz shisha (substance) · wa vêre (substance) · fa گیلاس (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · nb glass (substance) · csb skło (substance) · oc gòt (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fi lasillinen (quantity) · kmr şûşe (substance) · ar قلاص (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · it bicchiere (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · aii ܓܠܵܣ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · tr bardak (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mfe ver (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · xsr ཤེལ (substance) · dta guu (substance) · zdj mɗumu (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ru стака́н (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ar كوب (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fr verre (substance) · kk стакан (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · gl tanque (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fo glas (substance) · nb glass (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · am ብርጭቆ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · vo glät (substance) · pag salming (substance) · mn ᠰᠢᠯ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ur کانچ (substance) · fa شِیشَه (substance) · esu kelassaq (substance) · tg шиша (substance) · ja ガラス (substance) · to ipu sio'ata (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · cjs қуған (substance) · hu látcső (magnifying glass or loupe) · dar шиша (substance) · yi גלאָז (substance) · az stəkan (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · wuu 杯子 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · hu pohár (quantity) · eo vitro (substance) · zh бәли (substance) · lo ແກ້ວ (substance) · tg оина (substance) · za cok (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lb Glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · arc זגוגיתא (substance) · nn glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · pl kieliszek (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ka შუშა (substance) · sc birdu (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · pa ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ਾ (substance) · pdt Glauss (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · kmr glas (substance) · dlm viatro (substance) · bcl baso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sv glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · rsk скло (substance) · niv чёкло (substance) · ms gelas (substance) · az şüşə (substance) · sw glasi (substance) · ota ساغراق (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · iba gelas (substance) · lv glāze (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · uk скля́нка (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · apj báaso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · be шкля́нка (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · zh 玻璃 (substance) · sq xham (substance) · ru стака́н (quantity) · gl cristal (substance) · ko 유리 (substance) · fa گیلَاس (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · it vetro (substance) · fi lasi (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · gu પ્યાલો (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · twf pʼȍxwìliʼína (substance) · ko 컵 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ang glæs (substance) · ru подзо́рная труба́ (telescope) · ota صرچه (substance) · lou vær (substance) · zza bardağ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · war baso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · vi ly (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ar زجاج (substance) · kam ngilasi (substance) · et klaas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · kmr piyale (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fa اِسْتِکان (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · rhg golóic (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · inh кизга (substance) · pam basu (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · new खा (substance) · mi karaehe (substance) · kxd kaca (substance) · mn шил (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ka ჭიქა (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · da glas (substance) · et klaas (substance) · is gler (substance) · nn glas (substance) · kl imertarfik (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ar قَدَح (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · vec viero (substance) · to sio'ata (substance) · bg ча́ша (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · xal шил (substance) · ar جاج (substance) · lo ຈອກແກ້ວ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lb Glas (substance) · lnd gelas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lmo veder (substance) · oc veire (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lki ئستکام (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · kaw kaca (substance) · haw aniani (substance) · eu edalontzi (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sm tioata (substance) · tt пыяла (substance) · mel gelaih (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · pam bubug (substance) · th แก้ว (substance) · ckb شووشھ (substance) · bo ཤེལ་ཕོར (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · is glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · zh 玻璃 (substance) · niv стекло (substance) · es vidrio (substance) · ar قزاز (substance) · hil baso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ast vidru (substance) · kix āinā (substance) · lou vè (substance) · km កែវ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · kmr perdaq (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · oc veire (substance) · nl glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · mr प्याला (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ar كَأْس (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sh ста̀кло (substance) · ckb پەرداخ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lad vidro (substance) · ru стекло́ (substance) · ca vidre (substance) · kmr glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ia vitro (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fa شیشِه (substance) · ta கண்ணாடி (substance) · yue 杯 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fo glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · be стака́н (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ko 류리 (substance) · te గాజు (substance) · mi kōata (substance) · cv кантӑк (substance) · lv stikls (substance) · hi काँच (substance) · gu કાચ (substance) · my ဖန် (substance) · vec bicere (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · tg обгина (substance) · su kaca (substance) · pt taça (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · kn ಲೋಟ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fi lasi (quantity) · sm aisa (substance) · kmr cam (substance) · am መስታወት (substance) · yue 玻璃 (substance) · kmr şûşe (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · de Glas (substance) · ml ഗ്ലാസ (substance) · yi גלאָז (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · tk çüýşe (substance) · esu estikluuq (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · cjy 玻璃 (substance) · vi thuỷ tinh (substance) · sgs stėklos (substance) · ar كُوب (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ar قزاز (substance) · chr ᎤᎸᏌᏗ (substance) · sv glas (substance) · bn গ্লাস (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · af glas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · rgn védar (substance) · ota بارداق (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ja 硝子 (substance) · kmr belûr (substance) · unm shapòntèk (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ms kaca (substance) · ast vasu (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · lt sti̇̀klas (substance) · gan 玻璃 (substance) · avd شوشه (substance) · mhn glos (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fr verre (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ckb پەرداغ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ilo sarming (substance) · sh čȁša (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fa لیوان (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · hy ապակի (substance) · tr büyüteç (magnifying glass or loupe) · mi karaihe (substance) · ca vas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · fy glês (substance) · mr पेला (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sl kozarec (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · af glas (substance) · nap vrito (substance) · gl vaso (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · aii ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ (substance) · kn ಗಾಜು (substance) · eu beira (substance) · ja 硝子 (substance) · gug itavera (substance) · gd gloinne (substance) · bg ча́ша (quantity) · zza cam (diq) (substance) · war butilya (substance) · an vidru (substance) · fi linssi (magnifying glass or loupe) · ne ग्लास (substance) · es copa (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · br gwer (substance) · ka მინა (substance) · ja コップ (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ms gelas (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · tts จอก (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · kk әйнек (substance) · ru рю́мка (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · gl ciato (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ems stakanaq (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sc fidru (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sc bídri (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · orv стькло (substance) · ko 잔 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ko 글라스 (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · br banne (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sgs skleinīčė (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · sw glasi (drinking vessel — see also cup, chalice, goblet) · ki gĩcicio (substance) · gd glainne (substance)

wikidata: Q11469

glass en · VERB

Pronunciation

[ɡlas] (Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland)
[ɡläs] (Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland)
/ɡlɑːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[ɡleəs] (Canada, US)
glăs (Canada, US)
[ɡlɛəs] (Canada, US)
/ɡlæs/ (Canada, US)
[ɡlɐːs] (Australia, New-Zealand)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
(General-American) audio
[ɡläːs] (Australia, New-Zealand)
gläs (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To fit with glass; to glaze.
(transitive) To enclose in glass.
- And to ſatisfie my ſelf, that the diverſity came not from the Paper, vvhich one might ſuſpect capable of imbibing the Liquor, and altering the Colour, I made the Tryal upon a flat piece of purely VVhite Glaſs'd Earth, […] 1664, Robert Boyle, “Experiment XLIV”, in Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours. […], London: […] Henry Herringman […], →OCLC, part III (Containing Promiscuous Experiments about Colours), page 333:
- As Iewels in Christall for some Prince to buy. / Who tendring their own worth from whence they were glast, c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, transitive) Clipping of fibreglass (“to fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass)”).
alt of fibreglass
(UK, colloquial, transitive) To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
- JUDD. Any trouble last night? LES. Usual. Couple of punks got glassed. 1987, John Godber, Bouncers page 19
- I often mused on what the politicians or authorities would say if they could see for themselves the horrendous consequences of someone who’d been glassed, or viciously assaulted. 2002, Geoff Doherty, A Promoter's Tale page 72
- One night he was in this nightclub in Sheffield and he got glassed by this bloke who’d been just let out of prison that day. 2003, Mark Sturdy, Pulp page 139
(transitive) To bombard an area (most often a planet) with such intensity (by means of a nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
- “The Covenant don’t ‘miss’ anything when they glass a planet,” the Master Chief replied. 2003, Eric Nylund, Halo: First Strike, New York: Del Rey, →ISBN, page 155:
(transitive) To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.
- Andy took his binoculars and glassed the area below. 2000, Ben D. Mahaffey, 50 Years of Hunting and Fishing, page 95:
- One of the keys to glassing effectively is supporting your binoculars. Advanced glassers who scan lots of country for long periods of time, or who use binoculars of 10X power or more, often use a lightweight camera tripod […] 2000, Field & Stream, volume 105, number 6, page 87:
(transitive) To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
(archaic, reflexive) To reflect; to mirror.
- Where the Almighty's form glasses itself in tempests. 1818, Lord Byron, “Canto IV”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Canto the Fourth, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, stanza LXXXIII:
- Happy to glass themselves in so brilliant a mirror. 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
(transitive) To make glassy.
- Not only were his eyes averted from mine, but they were glassed to an uncanny degree. 2018, Harry Leon Wilson, Ruggles of Red Gap, →ISBN, page 199:
(intransitive) To become glassy.
- Bourez had timed it perfectly: a wind that was forecast for the morning began to stir just after his arrival and the sea glassed off for a brief period before the waves grew bigger and bigger. 2012, Keith Duggan, Cliffs Of Insanity: A Winter On Ireland's Big Waves, page 32:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
glasses	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
glassed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
glassed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
glassing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
glasse		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (2)

bg остъклявам (to furnish with glass) · fi lasittaa (to furnish with glass)

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glass en · NOUN

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glass en · VERB

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