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[ɡlɑːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly. It is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles
(e.g: the screen is made from glass)
- a drinking container made from glass
(e.g: a beer glass)
- a lens, or an optical instrument containing a lens or lenses, in particular a monocle or a magnifying lens
- a mirror
(e.g: she couldn't wait to put the dress on and look in the glass)
Phrases:
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- the glass is half-empty
- the glass is half-full
Origin
:
Old English glæs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glas and German Glas
[ɡlɑːs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cover or enclose with glass
(e.g: the inn has a long gallery, now glassed in)
- (especially in hunting) scan (one's surroundings) with binoculars
(e.g: the first day was spent glassing the rolling hills)
- hit (someone) in the face with a beer glass
(e.g: he glassed the landlord because he'd been chatting to Jo)
- reflect as if in a mirror
(e.g: the opposite slopes glassed themselves in the deep dark water)
Phrases:
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- the glass is half-empty
- the glass is half-full
Origin
:
Old English glæs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glas and German Glas
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