glass glass /ˈglæs/

noun

1. () A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure  ( glass )
   a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
     The glass shattered when it fell off the table.
   The glass shattered when it fell off the table.
   
   
2. () A container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking  ( drinking glass , glass )
   a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking
    I like to drink water from a glass instead of a plastic bottle
   I like to drink water from a glass instead of a plastic bottle
   
   
3. () The quantity a glass will hold  ( glassful , glass )
   the quantity a glass will hold
   
4. () A small refracting telescope  ( field glass , spyglass , glass )
   a small refracting telescope
   
   
5. Glassware collectively  ( glass )
   glassware collectively
    She collected old glass
   She collected old glass
   
   
6. A mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror  ( glass , looking glass )
   a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
   
   
7. [Informal] 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  ( chalk [Informal] , chicken feed , crank [Informal] , deoxyephedrine , glass [Informal] , ice [Informal] , meth [Informal] , methamphetamine , methamphetamine hydrochloride , Methedrine , shabu [Informal, Asia] , trash [Informal] , crystal meth , gak [Informal] )
   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
   
   

verb

1. Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance  ( glass , glass over , glaze over , glaze )
   become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
    Her eyes glaze over when she is bored
   Her eyes glaze over when she is bored
   
2. Put in a glass container  ( glass )
   put in a glass container
   
3. Enclose with glass  ( glass , glass in )
   enclose with glass
    Glass in a porch
   glass in a porch
   
4. Scan (game in the forest) with binoculars  ( glass )
   scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
   
5. Furnish with glass  ( glass , glaze )
   furnish with glass
    Glass the windows
   glass the windows