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Definitions for Glasses

[1] a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
[2] any artificial or natural substance having similar properties and composition, as fused borax, obsidian, or the like.
[3] something made of such a substance, as a windowpane.
[4] a tumbler or other comparatively tall, handleless drinking container.
[5] glasses, Also called eyeglasses. a device to compensate for defective vision or to protect the eyes from light, dust, and the like, consisting usually of two glass or plastic lenses set in a frame that includes a nosepiece for resting on the bridge of the nose and two sidepieces extending over or around the ears (usually used with pair of ). Compare goggle(def 1a) , pince-nez, spectacle(def 3) .
[6] a mirror.
[7] things made of glass, collectively; glassware: They used to collect old glass.
[8] a glassful.
[9] a lens, especially one used as a magnifying glass.
[10] a spyglass.
[11] made of glass: a glass tray.
[12] furnished or fitted with panes of glass; glazed.
[13] to fit with panes of glass.
[14] cover with or encase in glass.
[15] to coat or cover with fiberglass: to glass the hull of a boat.
[16] to scan with a spyglass or other optical instrument.
[17] to reflect: Trees glassed themselves in the lake.
[18] Carter, 1858–1946, U.S. statesman.
[19] Philip, born 1937, U.S. composer.
[20] a computer that is worn like eyeglasses, has a tiny display within the field of vision, responds to voice commands and eye movements, and has a touchpad at the side: She's wearing Google Glass, and I think she just took your picture with it.
[21] a pair of lenses for correcting faulty vision, in a frame that rests on the bridge of the nose and hooks behind the ears Also called: spectacles , eyeglasses
[22] a hard brittle transparent or translucent noncrystalline solid, consisting of metal silicates or similar compounds. It is made from a fused mixture of oxides, such as lime, silicon dioxide, etc, and is used for making windows, mirrors, bottles, etc (as modifier ) a glass bottle Related adjectives: vitreous, vitric
[23] any compound that has solidified from a molten state into a noncrystalline form
[24] something made of glass, esp a drinking vessel, a barometer, or a mirror
[25] Also called: glassful the amount contained in a drinking glass
[26] glassware collectively
[27] See volcanic glass
[28] See fibreglass
[29] to cover with, enclose in, or fit with glass
[30] informal to hit (someone) in the face with a glass or a bottle
[31] Philip. born 1937, US composer noted for his minimalist style: his works include Music in Fifths (1970), Akhnaten (1984), The Voyage (1992), and Monsters of Grace (1998); his film music includes scores for Kundun (1998), The Truman Show (1999), and The Hours (2002)

Words related to Glasses

glasseyeglasses, spectacles, pince-nez, shades, bifocals, blinkers, goggles, lorgnette, specs, trifocals

Words nearby Glasses

glassglasgow, glashow, glasnost, glaspell, glasphalt, glass, glass block, glass can, glass ceiling, glass cliff, glass curtain

Origin of Glasses

before 900; Middle English glas (noun), Old English glæs; cognate with Dutch, German Glas

Other words from Glasses

glass·less , adjective
glass·like , adjective
non·glass , adjective
un·glassed , adjective

Word origin for Glasses

Old English glæs; related to Old Norse gler, Old High German glas, Middle High German glast brightness; see glare 1

Synonyms for Glasses

bifocals, blinkers, cheaters, eyeglasses, frames, goggles, lorgnette, pince-nez, rims, shades, specs, spectacles, contact lenses, four eyes, trifocals