Calcareo-siliceous (a.) Consisting of, or containing calcareous and siliceous earths. |
Claude Lorraine glass () A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape. |
Egg-glass (n.) A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs |
Flint glass () A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power |
Glass (v. t.) A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament. |
Glass (v. t.) Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance, and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion. |
Glass (v. t.) Anything made of glass. |
Glass (v. t.) A looking-glass |
Glass (v. t.) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time |
Glass (v. t.) A drinking vessel |
Glass (v. t.) An optical glass |
Glass (v. t.) A weatherglass |
Glass (v. t.) To reflect, as in a mirror |
Glass (v. t.) To case in glass. |
Glass (v. t.) To cover or furnish with glass |
Glass (v. t.) To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher. |
Glass-crab (n.) The larval state (Phyllosoma) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines, thinness, and transparency. See Phyllosoma. |
Glass-faced (a.) Mirror-faced |
Glass-gazing (a.) Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror |
Glass maker (n.) Alt. of Glassmaker |
Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
Glass-snail (n.) A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina. |
Glass-snake (n.) A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States |
Glass-sponge (n.) A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera |
Lady's looking-glass () See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus. |
Looking-glass (n.) A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver. |
Millefiore glass () Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass |
Muscovy glass () Mica |
Siliceous (a.) Of or pertaining to silica |
Sponge (n.) Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae. |
Sponge (n.) The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies. |
Sponge (n.) One who lives upon others |
Sponge (n.) Any spongelike substance. |
Sponge (n.) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven. |
Sponge (n.) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition. |
Sponge (n.) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked. |
Sponge (n.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff. |
Sponge (n.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel. |
Sponge (v. t.) To cleanse or wipe with a sponge |
Sponge (v. t.) To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing |
Sponge (v. t.) Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition. |
Sponge (v. t.) Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost |
Sponge (v. i.) To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge. |
Sponge (v. i.) Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on |
Sponge (v. i.) To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast, or leaven. |
Water glass () See Soluble glass, under Glass. |
sponge bath | you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub |
glass lizard glass snake joint snake | snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail |
sponge poriferan parazoan | primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework, usually occurs in sessile colonies |
sponge genus | a genus of Porifera |
glass sponge | a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae |
alcohol thermometer alcohol-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature |
beer glass | a relatively large glass for serving beer |
bell jar bell glass | a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases |
cheval glass | a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted |
clinical thermometer mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer | a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body, graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature |
cover glass cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
crystal watch crystal watch glass | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
cut glass | glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets |
field glass glass spyglass | a small refracting telescope |
flute flute glass champagne flute | a tall narrow wineglass |
glass drinking glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking |
glass | glassware collectively, She collected old glass |
glass cutter | a tool for cutting glass |
glass eye | prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass |
hand glass simple microscope magnifying glass | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image, the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in |
hand glass hand mirror | a mirror intended to be held in the hand |
highball glass | a tall glass for serving highballs |
jeweler's glass | an optical instrument used by jewelers, has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen |
liqueur glass | a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner) |
looking glass glass | a mirror, usually a ladies' dressing mirror |
mercury thermometer mercury-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit, mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube |
c methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride Methedrine meth deoxyephedrine chalk chicken feed crank glass ice shabu trash | 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 |
objective objective lens object lens object glass | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed |
optical fiber glass fiber optical fibre glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
pane pane of glass window glass | sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors |
parfait glass | a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served |
pier glass pier mirror | a large mirror between two windows |
plate glass sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
shot glass jigger pony | a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey |
snifter brandy snifter brandy glass | a globular glass with a small top, used for serving brandy |
sponge cloth | any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave) |
sponge mop | a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent |
stained-glass window | a window made of stained glass |
toilet bag sponge bag | a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling |
Venetian glass | fine glassware made near Venice |
watch glass | laboratory glassware, a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker |
water clock clepsydra water glass | clock that measures time by the escape of water |
water gauge water gage water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
water glass | a glass for drinking water |
glass ceiling | a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions |
sponge cake | a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening |
Madeira cake Madeira sponge | a rich sponge cake with close texture, intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine |
Victoria sandwich Victoria sponge | a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between |
pheasant under glass | a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants |
glass cutter glassutter glassworker glazier glazer | someone who cuts flat glass to size |