glass

noun

ˈglas How to pronounce glass (audio)
Definition of glassnext
1
as in sunglasses
glasses plural a pair of lenses set in a frame that is held in place with ear supports and which are usually worn to correct vision I'm a little nearsighted, so I'm going to need glasses

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as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection the vain princess spent hours admiring the reflection in her glass

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Recent Examples of glass Meta’s solution was to stop adding more cables and start redesigning the glass itself. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 Only shattered glass and the skeletal frame of the Haussmannian roof remain of Limoges’ 19th century town hall. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 The space is outfitted with a slide-away wall of glass that fully opens the home to the outdoors. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 Oct. 2026 The stencil could be outlined on a pane of conventional glass. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glass
  1. spectacles
  2. mirror
Noun
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a strong opposition to the idea of live-streaming an execution, with many criticizing it as barbaric and likening it to historical spectacles of violence.
    — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Once public spectacles, executions now occur privately inside prisons, with only a handful of official witnesses and a press pool.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of spectacles
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  • Her elegant primary bedroom boasted a dressing area that was the picture of ’40s-movie-star luxury, complete with plush rugs, dramatic arches, and, of course, plenty of mirrors.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This new study reveals that experimental niobium-titanium alloys can defy this rule at a freezing -253°C (20 kelvin) by spontaneously shifting their atomic structure to form mirror-image twins and generate fresh defects.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
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