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glass
has definitions from the fields of astronomy,optics,food,physics,chemistry,medicine,pharmacology
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)As everybody is curious to see the battery of glass tubes I have invented , I have had quite a small one made here of four glass tubes ( in Copenhagen I used 30 ) and intend to carry it with me '' . As everybody is curious to see the battery of glass tubes I have invented , I have had quite a small one made here of four glass tubes ( in Copenhagen I used 30 ) and intend to carry it with me '' . (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)On the glass partition between me and the driver were three signs : (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)Though merely clear glass , it was a distinctive trade_mark for an aspiring actor who hoped to imprint himself upon the memories of producers . (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)A seeping coldness entered Holden 's being ; his nerves seemed frost-bitten down to the tips of his tingling fingers and his spine felt stiff and glass like , liable to break like an icicle at any moment . |
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[ noun ] (food) a glass container for holding liquids while drinking
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)He does n't think that potting them from a deck_chair on the south_side of the house with a quart glass of beer for sustenance is entirely sporting . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)The suburban branch is thereby credited with a sale which would have been made even if its glass doors had never opened . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Since she could not act , one part suited her as well as any other , and so she was the first person to offer Mr._Lincoln a glass of water , holding it up to the box , high above her head , to Miss_Harris , who had asked for it . Laura_Keene brushed by him with the glass of water . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)As they waited for supper they sat by the fire , glasses in_hand , while Byron philosophized as much for his own entertainment as hers . |
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[ noun ] the quantity a glass will hold
Synonyms Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)Lord_Byron poured himself another glass of wine and held it up to the candle_flame admiring the rich color . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Here_and_there she stayed to visit and drink a glass of sherry . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (astronomy,optics) a small refracting telescope
Synonyms Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)The circle with the dot in the center showed_up yellow on the reflector glass in_front of him . Related terms |
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[ verb ] put in a glass container
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[ verb ] scan with binoculars, as for game in the forest
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[ noun ] (physics) a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
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[ verb ] furnish with glass, as of a window
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[ verb ] become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
Synonyms Examples "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 644
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