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glass

/ɡlɑːs/
Meanings
  • noun

    A transparent and brittle material often used to make windows, drinking vessels, and other containers.

    - "The glass in my window is very clean."
    - "I'll have a glass of water, please."
    - "The vase is made of delicate glass."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɡlɑːs/



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  2. /ɡlæs/



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Synonyms

glass
Rhymes
Words rhyming with glass
jazz , grass , clas , mass , sass , brass
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. glass (en) : transparent material

  2. glass (en) : to make something smooth by rubbing with a glass stone

  3. glass (en) : a light, airy, or transparent appearance

  4. glass (en) : a mirror

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. glass (en) : transparent material

  2. glass (en) : to make something smooth by rubbing with a glass stone

  3. glass (en) : a light, airy, or transparent appearance

Variants
List of all variants of glass that leads to same result
eyeglasses , glass , glasses , glassful , glassfuls , glassless , glassed , glassing , Carter Glass , Glass , Philip Glass , glass ceiling , glass ceilings , glass closet , glass eye , glass eyes , glass-eyed , glass fiber , glass fibers , glass harmonica , glass harmonicas , glass jaw , glass jaws
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

glasses: eyeglasses or sunglasses, glassed: past tense of 'to glass' or 'to make glass', glasses: multiple glasses, glassier: comparative form of 'glass'

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English glaes, from glas 'cake, loaf' (glass was originally made from melted sand), cognate with Old Norse glas, Old Saxon glas, Old Frisian glas, Dutch glas, German Glas, Old High German glaso, and Latin glaesum, glas 'a cake, a loaf, glass'.

Trivia
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  1. Glass is the world's second most common transparent material, after water.

  2. The tallest glass structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which has over 28,000 glass panels.

  3. The first glass was made around 3500 BC in the Middle East by heating sand in a clay container.

  4. Glass can be recycled an infinite number of times without losing its quality.

Related Concepts
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  1. transparency: The quality of being transparent or clear.

  2. window: A transparent opening in a wall or roof.

  3. vessel: A container for holding liquids or other substances.

Culture
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Glass has been used for various cultural, historical, and symbolic purposes throughout history. It has been used to create beautiful works of art, such as glassblowing and stained glass, as well as practical items like windows and drinking vessels. In literature, glass is often used as a metaphor for transparency and fragility.

How to Memorize "glass"

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    - Imagine a clear, transparent material like glass.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'glass' with the concept of transparency.

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