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glass·ful
(glăs′fo͝ol′)n.
The quantity that a glass can hold.
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glass•ful
(ˈglæs fʊl, ˈglɑs-)n., pl. -fuls.
an amount contained by or sufficient to fill a glass or tumbler.
[before 900]
usage: See -ful.
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Noun | 1. | glassful - the quantity a glass will hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold |
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Translations
ملء الكأس
sklenice
glas
pohárnyi
glasfylli
bir bardak dolusu
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glass
(glaːs) noun1. a hard usually breakable transparent substance. The bottle is made of glass; (also adjective) a glass bottle.
2. a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking. There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.
3. (also ˈlooking-glass) a mirror.
4. a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one. The glass is falling.
ˈglasses noun plural spectacles.
ˈglassful noun the amount that a drinking-glass will hold. Pour in two glassfuls of water.
ˈglassy adjective1. not showing any expression. a glassy stare.
2. like glass. a glassy sea.
ˈglassiness nounglasses , meaning spectacles, is plural: His reading glasses are broken .
but a pair of glasses takes a singular verb: A pair of glasses has been found .
but a pair of glasses takes a singular verb: A pair of glasses has been found .
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