glasses
- n optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- n a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- n a container for holding liquids while drinking
- n the quantity a glass will hold
- n a small refracting telescope
- n 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
- n a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
- n glassware collectively
- v furnish with glass
- v scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
- v enclose with glass
- v put in a glass container
- v become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
glasshouse
- n a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
glassworks
- n a workplace where glass is made
- n an article of tableware made of glass
glasswort
- n bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
- n fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
glauber's salt
- n (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic
glauber's salts
- n (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic
- n (Na2SO4.10H2O) a colorless salt used as a cathartic