glassed

Meanings

• Verb

  Past tense and past participle of the verb 'glass' which means to cover or protect with glass.

  - "After the riot, the store windows were all glassed."
  - "The greenhouse is glassed in to keep the heat in."

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Synonyms

glass

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with glassed
jazzed , massed , sassed

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Homophones

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1. glass (en) : A transparent and often shaped piece of material, typically made of silica glass, used as a window, for making lenses or other objects.
   

2. glass (en) : To drink alcoholic beverages, especially beer or wine.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of glassed that leads to same result
glass , glassed , glasses , glassing

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to make or cover with glass'. Derived from the Old French word 'glaser', meaning 'to make smooth or polish'.

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Trivia

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1. Glass was first discovered around 3500 BC in the Middle East.

2. The world record for the largest piece of glass ever made is over 11 meters long and 4 meters wide.

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Related Concepts

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1. protective glass: A type of glass used to shield or protect against impact or other hazards.

2. tempered glass: A type of glass that is heat-treated to increase its strength and resistance to breakage.

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Culture

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In literature, 'glassed' is often used metaphorically to describe a situation where someone or something is trapped or confined, such as in George Orwell's '1984' where the protagonist is 'glassed in' by the totalitarian regime.

How to Memorize "glassed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a store after a riot with all the windows glassed in to protect the merchandise.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'glassed' with the idea of protection or covering.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Glassed in for safety' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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