- glass
- noun1 transparent substanceADJECTIVE▪ clear, coloured/colored, opaque, plain, smoked, tinted▪ broken▪ flying▪
A bomb went off, and many people were injured by flying glass.
▪ bulletproof, cut, frosted, plate, safety, stained, toughened… OF GLASS▪ piece▪ pane, sheet▪ fragment, shard, sliver, splinter▪The floor was littered with fragments of broken glass.
VERB + GLASS▪ blow, make▪We watched the craftsmen blowing glass.
▪The factory makes safety glass.
▪ break, crack, shatter, smashGLASS + VERB▪ break, crack, shatter, smash, splinter▪the sound of glass breaking
GLASS + NOUN▪ beads, bottle, bowl, eye, jar, vase, vial▪ cabinet, case▪ door, panel, partition, roof, wall, window▪ table▪ fibre/fiber▪a boat made of glass fibre/fiber
PREPOSITION▪ behind glass▪The books were all behind glass (= in glass cases).
▪ on glass▪She cut her foot on some glass.
▪ under glass▪We grow fruit under glass (= in a glasshouse).
▪ through glass▪He could see the light through the frosted glass.
2 for drinkingADJECTIVE▪ brimming (esp. BrE), full▪ half-empty, half-full▪ empty▪ beer, brandy, champagne, sherry, whisky/whiskey, wine▪ crystal▪a set of crystal glasses
▪ tall▪a tall glass of milk
▪ fresh (esp. AmE)▪He poured her a fresh glass of sherry.
▪ pint▪beer in a pint glass
VERB + GLASS▪ have▪He had a small glass of lager with his meal.
▪ drink, sip▪She sat sipping a glass of champagne.
▪ drain, empty▪ fill, pour, refill, top up▪The waiter filled their glasses.
▪ clean, polish, wash▪The butler was polishing the brandy glasses.
▪ lift, raise▪She raised the glass to her lips.
▪ hand sb▪I handed her a glass of wine.
▪ put down, set down▪I put my glass down on the table.
▪ clink▪They clinked glasses, still laughing.
GLASS + VERB▪ clink▪He heard glasses clinking in the other room.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the/sb's glass▪the red liquid in his glass
▪ glass of▪She had had three glasses of wine already.
PHRASES▪ (a) glass in (your) hand▪He sat back, glass in hand.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
