water glass
noun
1
: a glass vessel (such as a drinking glass) for holding water
2
: an instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom used for examining objects in or under water
3
: a substance that consists usually of the silicate of sodium, is found in commerce as a glassy mass, a stony powder, or dissolved in water as a viscous syrupy liquid, and is used especially as a cement, a protective coating, and as a fireproofing agent
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Your brain is less likely to settle down if your nightstand is overflowing with tchotchkes, books, and empty water glasses.
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Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
Our entrees were brought out and despite several people around the woman just kept going with her conversation, phone propped up by her water glass while the teenager was on her phone.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
An occasional one among us males will pitch in to place the silverware or perhaps fill the water glasses.
—Mike Masterson, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Use a water glass or other container that’s a little smaller than the bulb to allow the roots to dangle in the water without the bulb falling inside and getting stuck.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
Our entrees were brought out and despite several people around the woman just kept going with her conversation, phone propped up by her water glass while the teenager was on her phone.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
An occasional one among us males will pitch in to place the silverware or perhaps fill the water glasses.
—Mike Masterson, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Use a water glass or other container that’s a little smaller than the bulb to allow the roots to dangle in the water without the bulb falling inside and getting stuck.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for water glass
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“Water glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20glass. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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