Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun water_glass

4 senses of water glass

Sense 1
soluble glass, water glass, sodium silicate -- (a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs)
       => glass -- (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

Sense 2
water glass -- (a glass for drinking water)
       => glass, drinking glass -- (a container for holding liquids while drinking)

Sense 3
water gauge, water gage, water glass -- (gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir)
       => gauge, gage -- (a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)

Sense 4
water clock, clepsydra, water glass -- (clock that measures time by the escape of water)
       => clock -- (a timepiece that shows the time of day)