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- [wahyn-glas, -glahs]
- /ˈwaɪnˌglæs, -ˌglɑs/
- /ˈwaɪnglɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wahyn-glas, -glahs]
- /ˈwaɪnˌglæs, -ˌglɑs/
Definitions of wineglass word
- noun wineglass a drinking glass, as a goblet, having a foot and a stem and used specifically for serving wine. 1
- noun wineglass A glass with a stem and foot, used for drinking wine. 1
- noun wineglass glass drinking vessel with a stem 1
- noun wineglass a glass drinking vessel, typically having a small bowl on a stem, with a flared foot 0
- noun wineglass the amount that such a glass will hold 0
- noun wineglass a small glass, usually stemmed, for serving wine 0
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Origin of wineglass
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; wine + glass
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Parts of speech for Wineglass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wineglass popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wineglass
noun wineglass
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