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- US Pronunciation
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- [glas, glahs]
- /glæs, glɑs/
- /ɡlɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glas, glahs]
- /glæs, glɑs/
Definitions of glass word
- noun glass Carter, 1858–1946, U.S. statesman. 1
- noun glass Philip, born 1937, U.S. composer. 1
- adjective glass made of glass: a glass tray. 1
- adjective glass furnished or fitted with panes of glass; glazed. 1
- verb with object glass to fit with panes of glass. 1
- verb with object glass cover with or encase in glass. 1
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Origin of glass
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English glas (noun), Old English glæs; cognate with Dutch, German Glas
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Glass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
glass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glass
noun glass
- mirror — any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions.
- reflector — a person or thing that reflects.
- looking glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- seeing glass — a looking glass; mirror.
- jar — Java archive
adjective glass
- crystal — A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
verb glass
- vitrify — to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance
- incrust — to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- re-present — to present again or anew.
- enameling — Present participle of enamel.
- enamelling — (British) present participle of enamel.
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