Word Image
plural: glasses
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
a hard brittle, usually transparent substance commonly formed by melting a mixture of sand and chemicals and cooling to hardness; : something (a water tumbler, lens, mirror, barometer, or telescope) that is made of glass or has a glass lens
Word Family
glassy
glassed
glassful
glassing
glasswork
glassware
glassblower
glassblowing
glassless
glasshouse
glassmaking
fiberglass
weatherglass
wineglass
sunglass
spyglass
eyeglass
hourglass
Sentences
These new wineglasses really sparkle.
Don’t cut yourself on the broken glass down there.
Mom’s old eyeglasses need to be replaced.
The crystal glassware was very durable and long-lasting.
Making glass items used to be a glassblower’s job.
The old glasshouse was a perfect indoor garden.
Keeping that hourglass figure wasn’t easy for her.
The glass of my car windshield is so dirty.
We enjoyed the glassed in porch at the restaurant.
His face was white, and his eyes were all glassy.
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