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

Examples of water glass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, pot holders are near the oven and stove, water glasses are stocked near the refrigerator, silverware is centrally located, and cooking tools are within arm's reach. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026

So are the little cuts of fruit servers offer tables to toss into their water glasses. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026

People line up for seats, tables are wiped, water glasses set, orders taken, various foods cooked and served, bills presented and paid. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026

No one refilling a water glass or delivering plates. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for water glass

• candlemas
• fiberglass
• fibreglass
• hourglass
• isinglass
• lemongrass
• martinmas
• orchardgrass
• overpass
• plexiglas
• plexiglass
• sassafras

Kids Definition

water glass

noun

: a glass container (as a drinking glass) for holding water