glass
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
How often you will meet it
Rank 778 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 23,704 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking also: drinking glass
- the quantity a glass will hold also: glassful
- a small refracting telescope also: field glass, spyglass
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant also: methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk
- a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror also: looking glass
verb
- furnish with glass also: glaze glass the windows
glass in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Glass Cat Finds the Black Bag 17.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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With that Ted, the oldest brother, pushed back his chair and stood and lifted his glass.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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I had soup, fish, meat, and pastry, and, for the first time in my life, a glass of wine.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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Ethan, glaring at his face in the glass, threw his head back to draw the razor from ear to chin.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1