glass

glass
1 noun
1 TRANSPARENT (U) a transparent solid substance, for example used for making windows and bottles: a glass bowl | Polly cut herself on a piece of broken glass.
2 FOR DRINKING (C) a container used for drinking made of glass, or the drink in it: a wine glass
(+ of): a glass of red wine
3 FOR EYES glasses (plural) a set of two pieces of specially cut glass in a frame, which you wear in order to see more clearly: I hate wearing glasses. | I need a new pair of glasses.
—see also: opera glasses, field glasses
4 GLASS OBJECTS (U) objects which are made of glass, especially ones used for drinking and eating; glassware: a priceless collection of Venetian glass
5 people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones used to say that you should not criticize someone for having a fault if you have the same fault yourself
6 under glass plants that are grown under glass are protected from the cold by a glass cover: tomatoes grown all year round under glass
7 glass ceiling an imaginary limit that prevents women from being successful, even though there are no actual laws or rules to stop them
8 MIRROR old-fashioned a mirror
9 the glass old-fashioned a barometer (1)
—see also: cut glass, ground glass, looking glass, magnifying glass, plate glass, raise your glasses raise 1 (12), stained glass 2 verb glass sth in phrasal verb (T) to cover something with glass, or to build a glass structure around something

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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