verb
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To apply fibreglass to.
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to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat
noun
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An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.
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A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid.
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A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
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Fill my glass with milk, please.
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(metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
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There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.
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Glassware.
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We collected art glass.
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A mirror.
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She adjusted her lipstick in the glass.
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A magnifying glass or telescope.
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A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
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A barometer.
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(in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
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glass frog; glass shrimp; glass worm
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An hourglass.
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Lenses, considered collectively.
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Her new camera was incompatible with her old one, so she needed to buy new glass.
verb
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To fit with glass; to glaze.
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To enclose in glass.
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To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
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To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
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To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.
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To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.
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To reflect; to mirror.
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To make glassy.
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To become glassy.