glass

Universal Words noun, verb noun transparent substance 1 [U] a hard, usually transparent, substance used, for example, for making windows and bottles: a sheet / pane of glass * frosted / toughened glass * a glass bottle / dish / roof * I cut myself on a piece of broken glass. * The vegetables are grown under glass (= in a glasshouse). seealsoCUTGLASS, PLATEGLASS, STAINEDGLASS, GLAZIER for drinking 2 [C] (often in compounds) a container made of glass, used for drinking out of: a sherry glass * a wine glass 3 [C] the contents of a glass: a glass of sherry / wine / water * He drank three whole glasses. glass objects 4 [U] objects made of glass: We keep all our glass and china in this cupboard. * She has a fine collection of Bohemian glass. on watch / picture 5 [sing.] a protecting cover made of glass on a watch, picture or photograph frame, FIREALARM, etc: In case of emergency, break the glass and press the button. for eyes 6 (glasses) (AmE also eyeglasses) (also old-fashioned or formal spectacles, informal specs especially in BrE) [pl.] two LENSES in a frame that rests on the nose and ears. People wear glasses in order to be able to see better or to protect their eyes from bright sunlight: a pair of glasses * dark glasses * I wear glasses for driving. seealsoFIELDGLASSES, MAGNIFYINGGLASS, SUNGLASSES mirror 7 [C,usually sing.] (old-fashioned) a mirror seealsoLOOKINGGLASS barometer 8 (the glass) [sing.] a BAROMETER IDIOMS see PEOPLEn., RAISEv. verb [VN] (BrE, informal) to hit sb in the face with a glass PHRASALVERBS glass sth in / over [usuallypassive] to cover sth with a roof or wall made of glass: a glassed-in pool compareGLAZE