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# glass

noun (glass — uncountable for the material; a glass, glasses — the cup); glasses (plural noun, spectacles)

«glass» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Glass is a hard clear material that you can see through, used for windows, bottles and jars. It breaks easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#m1)
2. A glass is a cup made of glass for drinking, and a glass of something is the amount it holds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#m2)
3. Glasses are two pieces of glass or plastic in a frame that people wear to see better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#m3)
4. A glass can also mean a mirror, especially an old-fashioned one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#m4)

### In the lessons

A container that measures liquid (cups of juice, millilitres); glasses are also counted things. In science: glass is made from sand heated very hot; it lets light through (transparent). In safety: broken glass cuts, so tell an adult and do not pick it up. Phrases: «a glass of water», «a pair of glasses», «magnifying glass».

### Examples

- A jug fills 6 glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x1)
- Each glass holds 250 millilitres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x2)
- She drank 3 glasses of milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x3)
- 2 glasses broke, so 10 are left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x4)
- The window is made of glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x5)
- Grandma puts on her glasses to read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x6)
- Use a magnifying glass to look at the ant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x7)
- Careful, there is broken glass on the floor! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x8)
- "Tell me, glass, tell me true! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/#x9)

### Note

«Each glass holds» is a rate: glasses × amount per glass gives the total liquid. Trap: «glasses» can also mean spectacles in a story about people; «a pair of glasses» is one thing. Glass the material is uncountable: «some glass», «a piece of glass».

## In Jewish tradition

In Job, it is a precious, rare object. Glass was costly in ancient times.

**Interpretation.** Job lists glass and gold as things less valuable than wisdom. The tradition says no earthly wealth can match it.

### Examples

- Gold and glass cannot equal it; neither shall the exchange thereof be vessels of fine gold. (Writings JOB.28.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glass/#x1)

### Note

«Each glass holds» is a rate: glasses × amount per glass gives the total liquid. Trap: «glasses» can also mean spectacles in a story about people; «a pair of glasses» is one thing. Glass the material is uncountable: «some glass», «a piece of glass».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glass/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glass.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «glass» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glass/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glass» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/glass.html) on Mova free.