glass

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 Quotations 1.7 Interjection 2 Swedish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English glæs, cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German glas, which (in OHG) is attested as a gloss for electrum 'amber'. These words are developed from Proto-Germanic *glaso-. Possibly ultimately from the Proto-Germanic root *glō-, *to shine (compare glow).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (GenAM) IPA: [glæs]
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  Rhymes: -ɑːs

[edit] Noun

glass (plural glasses)

1. (uncountable) A solid, transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.

   The tabletop is made of glass.

2. A vessel (especially one made of glass) from which drinks may be drunk.

   Fill my glass with milk please.

3. The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.

   Would you like a glass of milk.

4. (physics, uncountable) Amorphous (non-crystalline) substance.

   A popular myth is that window glass actually is an extremely viscous liquid.

5. A mirror.

   She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.

6. (basketball, colloquial) The backboard.

   He got the rebound off of the glass.

7. (ice hockey) The clear protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.

   He fired the outlet pass off the glass.

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cheval glass eyeglasses glassblower glassblowing glasses glassformer glass frog glasshouse

glassless glassmaker glassware glasswork glassy looking glass magnifying glass spyglass

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mirror See mirror

[edit] Adjective

glass (no comparative or superlative)

1. (colloquial) Fragile.

   He has a glass ankle.

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[edit] Verb

to glass (third-person singular simple present glasses, present participle glassing, simple past and past participle glassed)

1. (UK, colloquial) To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.

[edit] Quotations

• 1987, John Godber, Bouncers [1]

  JUDD. Any trouble last night?

  LES. Usual. Couple of punks got glassed.

• 2002, Geoff Doherty, A Promoters Tale [2]

  I often mused on what the politicians or authorities would say if they could see for themselves the horrendous consequences of someone who’d been glassed, or viciously assaulted.

• 2003, Mark Surdy, Pulp [3]

  One night he was in this nightclub in Sheffield and he got glassed by this bloke who’d been just let out of prison that day.

[edit] Interjection

glass

1. (basketball) A warning called out to alert teammates that a shot is about to rebound off the backboard.

   The point guard launched a wobbly attempt at a three-pointer and immediately called "Glass!"

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for glass	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	glass	glassen	glassar	glassarna
Genitive	glass	glassens	glassars	glassarnas

glass c.

1. ice cream