glasses Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
   eyeglasses; spectacles; specs.
   
2. noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
   glass.
   
3. noun a container for holding liquids while drinking
   glass; drinking glass.
   
4. noun the quantity a glass will hold
   glass; glassful.
   
5. noun a small refracting telescope
   glass; spyglass; field glass.
   
6. noun 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
   chicken feed; methamphetamine; trash; shabu; ice; chalk; glass; crank; Methedrine; meth; methamphetamine hydrochloride; deoxyephedrine.
   
7. noun a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
   glass; looking glass.
   
8. noun glassware collectively
   glass.
   
   • She collected old glass
9. verb furnish with glass
   glass; glaze.
   
   • glass the windows
10. verb scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
    glass.
    
11. verb enclose with glass
    glass; glass in.
    
    • glass in a porch
12. verb put in a glass container
    glass.
    
13. verb become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
    glaze over; glass; glass over; glaze.
    
    • Her eyes glaze over when she is bored

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