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")

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