glass in English: A cup with no handle, made of a hard, clear material, that you drink from. (noun)

Translation

A cup with no handle, made of a hard, clear material, that you drink from.

Word origin

From Old English glaes, the name of the hard, clear material it is made from.

Origin: Old English
Root: glaes

Grammar

Gender

Pluralglasses

Examples

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Here "glass" is the cup she drinks from.

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"Glass" is the hard, clear thing that broke.

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"Glasses" is the plural, meaning more than one glass.

A glass is a small cup with no handle that you use to drink water, juice, or other drinks. It is made of a hard, clear material that you can see through, so be careful, because it can break.

Related words

cup

A small, round thing you drink from, often with a handle.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

drink

To take water or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it.

window

A hole in a wall, filled with glass, that lets in light and that you can see through.

bottle

A tall container with a narrow top, used to hold water and other drinks.

beer

A cold golden drink with alcohol in it, made from grain and often served in a tall glass.

champagne

A French white wine with bubbles in it, drunk on special days.

pour

To make a liquid flow out of a container in a steady stream.

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