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noun / verb

glass

GLASS/ɡlæs/

A hard, often transparent material made for windows and containers.

The tumbler, window pane, and bottle are made of clear glass.

A clear tumbler, flat window pane and smooth glass bottle showing transparency and reflections.
Etymology

Old English glæs already named both the material and a vessel made from it. The selected meaning preserves the material sense, while “a glass” carries on the related use for an object made of glass.

In context

SteveO The Window Cleaner11:25
the worst techniques to do is especially on a window like this is to go side pulls like so this you can just leave so many lines coming across the glass
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More examples

  • Broken glass covers the kitchen floor.
  • Frosted glass lets light through while providing privacy.
  • They plan to glass in the porch before winter.

Forms

glass · glasses · glassed · glassing

glassy adjective — Smooth and shiny like glass.

glassware noun — Objects made of glass, especially drinking containers.

Similar words

crystal
Fine-quality glass prized for clarity, often used in decorative objects.
glazing
Glass installed in windows, rather than glass in general.