glass

[US]/glɑːs/
[UK]/ɡlæs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with other ingredients, used for making windows, mirrors, and other glass items
vt. to reflect; to cover or enclose with glass
vi. to become glasslike

Phrases & Collocations

drinking glass

glass window

glass bottle

glassware

glass fiber

a glass of

glass in

glass products

glass transition

float glass

glass fibre

water glass

glass transition temperature

optical glass

tempered glass

insulating glass

broken glass

glass door

glass curtain wall

magnifying glass

glass tube

quartz glass

Example Sentences

a glass of Burgundy.

a glass of milk.

The glass is falling.

fill a glass with milk.

the glass was half full.

a preprandial glass of sherry.

a round glass ball.

drain a glass of wine

the froth on a glass of beer

thump a glass on the table

upset a glass of milk

a glass of orange juice

to replenish a glass with wine

Glass is a transparent material.

The glass was full to the brim.

This glass easily flies.

The window glass is transparent.

Real-world Examples

You can still see shattered glass here.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

This referee needs to get some glasses.

Source: Learn British English Speaking on the Go

Through the glass doors. - Through the glass doors.

Source: Friends Season 9

I really like coffee and I love a glass of wine, red wine.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

We need to take a magnifying glass to that.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

Amenities in luxury condos include bulletproof glass.

Source: Newsweek

Yes, I'd like a glass of ginger ale with ice.

Source: Travel Across America

Get me a glass of wine now.'

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

I handed him the glass, and he drank it down.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

They had just put up the stained glass.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

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