(~es)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Glass is a hard transparent substance that is used to make things such as windows and bottles.
...a pane of ~.
...a sliding ~ door.
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2.
A ~ is a container made from ~, which you can drink from and which does not have a handle.
Grossman raised the ~ to his lips.
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The contents of a ~ can be referred to as a ~ of something.
...a ~ of milk.
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3.
Glass is used to mean objects made of ~, for example drinking containers and bowls.
There’s a glittering array of ~ to choose from at markets.
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4.
Glasses are two lenses in a frame that some people wear in front of their eyes in order to help them see better.
He took off his ~es.
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5.
see also dark ~es , magnifying ~