verb Download 🔗Share To apply fibreglass to. Examples : "to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat" material technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime. Examples : "A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid." material substance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. Examples : "Fill my glass with milk, please." material utensil drink item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel. Examples : "There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce." amount drink essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Glassware. Examples : "We collected art glass." utensil drink item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mirror. Examples : "She adjusted her lipstick in the glass." appearance material item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A magnifying glass or telescope. Examples : "Using the magnifying glass, the student could see the tiny details of the insect's wing. " technology device science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A barrier made of solid, transparent material. Examples : "The classroom window is a glass, allowing the sunlight to stream in. " material building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A barometer. Examples : "The weather forecast said there would be a storm, so I checked the glass to see how high the pressure was. " weather device science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in names of species) Transparent or translucent. Examples : "glass frog; glass shrimp; glass worm" material appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An hourglass. Examples : "My grandfather used a glass to time how long it took to tell a story. " time utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To fit with glass; to glaze. Examples : "The carpenter will glass the windows of the new classroom. " material building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury. Examples : "The angry student glassed the bully in the hallway. " action law police human body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass. Examples : "The nuclear test glassed the entire desert region, leaving behind a barren wasteland. " military technology weapon war disaster environment geology science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars. Examples : "To see the distant mountains clearly, we needed to glass them through the binoculars. " device utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To reflect; to mirror. Examples : "The teacher's words glassed the students' faces, reflecting their confused expressions. " appearance material essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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