1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
   "He reached for his glasses to read the fine print";
   - spectacles, specs, eyeglasses [N. Amer]

1. A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
   "The museum displayed ancient glass artifacts"
    
2. A container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking
   "He poured water into the drinking glass";
   - drinking glass
    
3. The quantity a glass will hold
   "She drank a glass of orange juice";
   - glassful
    
4. Glassware collectively
   "She collected old glass"
    
5. A mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
   "She admired her reflection in the ornate looking glass";
   - looking glass
    
6. A small refracting telescope
   "The birdwatcher used his field glass to observe the rare species";
   - field glass, spyglass
    
7. [informal] 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
   "glass abuse has become a serious problem in many communities";
   - methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth [informal], deoxyephedrine, chalk [informal], crank [informal], ice [informal], shabu [Asia, informal], trash [informal], tik [S.Africa], crystal meth, crystal [informal]

1. Furnish with glass
   "glass the windows";
   - glaze
    
2. Enclose with glass
   "glass in a porch";
   - glass in
    
3. Put in a glass container
   "They glassed the rare specimens for long-term preservation"
    
4. Scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
   "The hunter glassed the hillside for deer"
    
5. Become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
   "Her eyes glass over when she is bored";
   - glaze, glass over, glaze over
    
6. [Brit] Hit with a glass, particularly in the face
   "The drunk man glassed his opponent during the bar fight"

Type of: amphetamine, change, close in, container, containerful, controlled substance, enclose, furnish, glassware, glasswork, inclose, insert, introduce, mirror, offer, optical instrument, pep pill [informal], provide, put in, refracting telescope, render, scan, shut in, solid, speed [informal], stick in, supply, upper [informal]

Part of: frame, glassware, glasswork, plate glass, sheet glass

Encyclopedia: Glasses