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