Glass
noun
A hard, transparent material that is used to make windows, bottles, etc.
He broke a glass window during the baseball game.
Often appears as...
- glass window
- glass bottle
noun
A container made of glass for drinking.
She poured milk into a glass.
Often appears as...
- glass of water
- glass of wine
noun
The liquid or amount of liquid that a glass can hold.
I had two glasses of water with my meal.
Often appears as...
- glass of water
- glass of wine
verb
To fit with glass or provide with a glass part.
The old wooden door was glassed to let in more light.
Often appears as...
- glassed door
- glassed window
noun
Objects made of glass.
I collect antique glass.
Often appears as...
- art glass
- antique glass
verb
To look through a telescope or binoculars.
She glassed the horizon for signs of the boat.
Often appears as...
- glass the horizon
- glass the area
noun
A hard, transparent material that is used to make windows, bottles, etc.
He broke a glass window during the baseball game.
Often appears as...
- glass window
- glass bottle
noun
A container made of glass for drinking.
She poured milk into a glass.
Often appears as...
- glass of water
- glass of wine
noun
The liquid or amount of liquid that a glass can hold.
I had two glasses of water with my meal.
Often appears as...
- glass of water
- glass of wine
verb
To fit with glass or provide with a glass part.
The old wooden door was glassed to let in more light.
Often appears as...
- glassed door
- glassed window
noun
Objects made of glass.
I collect antique glass.
Often appears as...
- art glass
- antique glass
verb
To look through a telescope or binoculars.
She glassed the horizon for signs of the boat.
Often appears as...
- glass the horizon
- glass the area
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Pro Tip 1/2Material Context
Used when talking about material used in architecture or manufacturing.
The modern building is constructed with reinforced glass.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Fragile
'Glass' can describe strong materials like bullet-proof or tempered glass.
The museum showcases sculptures made of durable glass.
Pro Tip 1/2Material Context
Used when talking about material used in architecture or manufacturing.
The modern building is constructed with reinforced glass.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Fragile
'Glass' can describe strong materials like bullet-proof or tempered glass.
The museum showcases sculptures made of durable glass.
Pro Tip 1/2Material Context
Used when talking about material used in architecture or manufacturing.
The modern building is constructed with reinforced glass.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Fragile
'Glass' can describe strong materials like bullet-proof or tempered glass.
The museum showcases sculptures made of durable glass.
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What would happen if you...
But that's a pretty extreme situation. On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned.
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Why is glass transparent?...
just the energy the electron needs. But there's a catch. The energy from the photon has to be the right amount to get an electron to the next row. Otherwise, it will just let the photon pass by, and it just so happens that in glass, the rows are so far apart that a photon of visible light
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach, while a closure of the glottis would prevent milk from entering the lungs. Sometimes, a bout of hiccups will go on and on, and we try home sipping continuously from a glass of cold water, holding one's breath,
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The wacky history of...
is said to have come up with the first compound microscope, along with the first telescope. Both claims are often disputed, as apparently he wasn't the only bored guy with a ton of glass lenses to play with at the time. Despite this, the microscope soon became a hot item
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
also emphasizes the worldliness of the merchant class, and the pearl itself, a symbol of wealth, is actually an exaggeration. Vermeer couldn't have afforded a real pearl of its size. It was likely just a glass or tin drop varnished to look like a pearl.
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How do glasses help us...
The words magically became clear. But it wasn't until a millennium later that that same principle would be used to create the earliest glasses. Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors.
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Filming Inside a Cave...
i've got that wee down my glasses so i can barely see out of them i've got to say it's disgusting not a nice pleasant experience at all this cave is an amazing cave to film in it's full of life
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How to rebuild the world...
substance is blass scientists like myself need glass to build the tools to investigate the natural world around us we use glass to make test tubes you can see inside to watch what happens in
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How equal do we want the...
It would be nice to be objective in life, in many ways. The problem is that we have these color-tinted glasses as we look at all kinds of situations.
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Architects' Inspiration...
a high-rise is defined by the mix of glass metal and stone that is the face it shows to the world
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What would happen if you...
But that's a pretty extreme situation. On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned.
Video examples
Why is glass transparent?...
just the energy the electron needs. But there's a catch. The energy from the photon has to be the right amount to get an electron to the next row. Otherwise, it will just let the photon pass by, and it just so happens that in glass, the rows are so far apart that a photon of visible light
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach, while a closure of the glottis would prevent milk from entering the lungs. Sometimes, a bout of hiccups will go on and on, and we try home sipping continuously from a glass of cold water, holding one's breath,
Video examples
The wacky history of...
is said to have come up with the first compound microscope, along with the first telescope. Both claims are often disputed, as apparently he wasn't the only bored guy with a ton of glass lenses to play with at the time. Despite this, the microscope soon became a hot item
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
also emphasizes the worldliness of the merchant class, and the pearl itself, a symbol of wealth, is actually an exaggeration. Vermeer couldn't have afforded a real pearl of its size. It was likely just a glass or tin drop varnished to look like a pearl.
Video examples
How do glasses help us...
The words magically became clear. But it wasn't until a millennium later that that same principle would be used to create the earliest glasses. Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors.
Video examples
Filming Inside a Cave...
i've got that wee down my glasses so i can barely see out of them i've got to say it's disgusting not a nice pleasant experience at all this cave is an amazing cave to film in it's full of life
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
substance is blass scientists like myself need glass to build the tools to investigate the natural world around us we use glass to make test tubes you can see inside to watch what happens in
Video examples
How equal do we want the...
It would be nice to be objective in life, in many ways. The problem is that we have these color-tinted glasses as we look at all kinds of situations.
Video examples
Architects' Inspiration...
a high-rise is defined by the mix of glass metal and stone that is the face it shows to the world
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Idina Menzel
American Actress
The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to learn to build a thicker skin because people are paying more attention.
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Keeley Hawes
English Actress
There have been times in my life when I have felt like I can't go out without my makeup on. But now I just put on some dark glasses so people can't see if I look rough!
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Sara Paretsky
American Author
I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses.
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Mark Gatiss
English Actor
I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod.
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Slowthai
English Musician
Take everything that's bad in your life and look at the positive within it. Don't ever see your glass as half-empty.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Our house is made of glass... and our lives are made of glass; and there is nothing we can do to protect ourselves.
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Neil Blumenthal
American Businessman
It never gets old watching someone receive their first pair of glasses and regain their vision and their life.
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Leila Slimani
French Writer
I like to describe my characters as though they were all trapped in a glass box.
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Sutton Foster
American Actress
I'm like a little Pollyanna. I look at the world with rose-colored glasses.
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Usher
American Musician
I get to see life through rose-colored glasses a lot of the time.
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Idina Menzel
American Actress
The more success you get, you start to be harder on yourself or more afraid of the looking glass. You have to learn to build a thicker skin because people are paying more attention.
Quote examples
Keeley Hawes
English Actress
There have been times in my life when I have felt like I can't go out without my makeup on. But now I just put on some dark glasses so people can't see if I look rough!
Quote examples
Sara Paretsky
American Author
I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses.
Quote examples
Mark Gatiss
English Actor
I grew up with low self-esteem. I didn't think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod.
Quote examples
Slowthai
English Musician
Take everything that's bad in your life and look at the positive within it. Don't ever see your glass as half-empty.
Quote examples
Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Our house is made of glass... and our lives are made of glass; and there is nothing we can do to protect ourselves.
Quote examples
Neil Blumenthal
American Businessman
It never gets old watching someone receive their first pair of glasses and regain their vision and their life.
Quote examples
Leila Slimani
French Writer
I like to describe my characters as though they were all trapped in a glass box.
Quote examples
Sutton Foster
American Actress
I'm like a little Pollyanna. I look at the world with rose-colored glasses.
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Usher
American Musician
I get to see life through rose-colored glasses a lot of the time.
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