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glass

noun (CONTAINER)
 
 
/ɡlɑːs/ US  /ɡlæs/

Definition

A1 [C] a small container for drinks made of glass or similar material, with a flat base and usually with no handle: a beer/wine glass She poured some milk into a glass.GlassDishes, bowls, cups and glasses a glass of sth A1 a type or amount of drink contained in a glass: Would you like a glass of water? Two glasses of lemonade, please.Informal measurements of volumeMeasurements of volumeDrinks - general words
(Definition of glass noun (CONTAINER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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