glass

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Synonyms: gloss, class, grass, glans, gliss, lass, glaus, glase, glas, glads, gass

Antonyms: gloss, class, grass, glans, gliss, lass, glaus, glase, glas, glads, gass

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q11469}} {{lb|en|usually|uncountable}} An [[amorphous]] [[solid]], often [[transparent]] [[substance]], usually made by [[melt]]ing [[silica]] [[sand]] with various [[additive]]s (for most purposes, a mixture of [[soda]], [[potash]] and [[lime]] is added).
2. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable|by extension}} Any [[amorphous]] [[solid]] (one without a regular [[crystal lattice]]).
3. {{senseid|en|vessel}}{{lb|en|countable}} A [[vessel]] from which one [[drink]]s, especially one made of glass, [[plastic]], or similar [[translucent]] or [[semi-]]translucent material.
4. {{lb|en|metonymically}} The quantity of [[liquid]] contained in such a vessel.
5. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[glassware|Glassware]].
6. A [[mirror]].
7. A [[magnifying glass]] or [[loupe]].
8. A [[telescope]].
9. {{lb|en|sport}} A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
10. {{syn of|en|barometer||instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure}}.
11. {{lb|en|figurative}} {{syn of|en|barometer||anything used as a gauge or indicator}}.
12. {{lb|en|attributive|in names of species}} [[transparent|Transparent]] or [[translucent]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fit]] with [[#Noun|glass]]; to [[glaze]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[enclose]] in [[#Noun|glass]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} {{clipping of|en|fibreglass|t=to [[fit]], [[cover]], [[fill]], or [[build]], with [[fibreglass]]-[[reinforced]] [[resin]] [[composite]] (fiberglass)}}.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|UK|colloquial}} To [[strike]] (someone), particularly in the [[face]], with a drinking [[#Noun|glass]] with the [[intent]] of causing [[injury]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|science fiction}} 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 [[#Noun|glass]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[view]] through an [[optical]] [[instrument]] such as [[binoculars]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[smooth]] or [[polish]] (leather, etc.), by [[rub]]bing it with a [[#Noun|glass]] [[burnisher]].
8. {{lb|en|archaic|reflexive}} To [[reflect]]; to [[mirror]].
9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[glassy]].
10. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[glassy]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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