Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glasses
1 sense of glasses
Sense 1
spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses -- (optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision)
=> optical instrument -- (an instrument designed to aid vision)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glass
7 senses of glass
Sense 1
glass -- (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)
=> solid -- (matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure)
Sense 2
glass, drinking glass -- (a container for holding liquids while drinking)
=> container -- (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Sense 3
glass, glassful -- (the quantity a glass will hold)
=> containerful -- (the quantity that a container will hold)
Sense 4
field glass, glass, spyglass -- (a small refracting telescope)
=> refracting telescope -- (optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece)
Sense 5
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash -- (an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant)
=> amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed -- (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)
=> controlled substance -- (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)
Sense 6
looking glass, glass -- (a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror)
=> mirror -- (polished surface that forms images by reflecting light)
Sense 7
glass -- (glassware collectively; "She collected old glass")
=> glassware, glasswork -- (an article of tableware made of glass)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb glass
5 senses of glass
Sense 1
glass, glaze -- (furnish with glass; "glass the windows")
=> supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")
Sense 2
glass -- (scan (game in the forest) with binoculars)
=> scan -- (examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray")
Sense 3
glass, glass in -- (enclose with glass; "glass in a porch")
=> enclose, close in, inclose, shut in -- (surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence")
Sense 4
glass -- (put in a glass container)
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce -- (introduce; "Insert your ticket here")
Sense 5
glaze, glass, glass over, glaze over -- (become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")