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 |
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 |
stained-glass window | a window made of stained glass |
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 |
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 |
glass cutter glassutter | someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass |
looking glass tree Heritiera macrophylla | large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath |
looking-glass plant Heritiera littoralis | small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath |
glass glassful | the quantity a glass will hold |
glass wool | glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool |
natural glass | magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly |
quartz glass quartz vitreous silica lechatelierite crystal | colorless glass made of almost pure silica |
opal glass milk glass | a milky white translucent or opaque glass |
optical glass | clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index, used to make lenses |