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glass

(gl/&/s )

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure(noun.substance)

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a container for holding liquids while drinking(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
drinking glass

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the quantity a glass will hold(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
glassful

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a small refracting telescope(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
field glass, spyglass

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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(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash

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a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
looking glass

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glassware collectively(noun.artifact)

Example:
She collected old glass.

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A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament.(noun)

source: webster1913

furnish with glass(verb.possession)

Example:
Glass the windows.

Synonym:
glaze

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scan (game in the forest) with binoculars(verb.perception)

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enclose with glass(verb.contact)

Example:
Glass in a porch.

Synonym:
glass in

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put in a glass container(verb.change)

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become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance(verb.change)

Synonym:
glass over, glaze, glaze over

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To reflect, as in a mirror; to mirror; -- used reflexively.(verb)

source: webster1913