Collocations for glass - noun
1. transparent substance
ADJ.
clear, coloured, opaque, plain, smoked, tinted | broken | flying
A bomb went off, and many people were injured by flying glass.
A bomb went off, and many people were injured by flying glass.
bulletproof, cut, frosted, plate, safety, stained, toughened
QUANT.
piece | pane, sheet | fragment, sliver, splinter
The floor was littered with fragments of broken glass.
The floor was littered with fragments of broken glass.
VERB + GLASS
blow, make
watching the Venetian craftsmen blowing glass The factory makes safety glass.
watching the Venetian craftsmen blowing glass The factory makes safety glass.
break, crack, shatter, smash
GLASS + VERB
break, crack, shatter, smash, splinter
the sound of breaking glass
the sound of breaking glass
GLASS + NOUN
beads, bottle, bowl, eye, jar, vase | cabinet, case | door, panel, partition, roof, wall | fibre
a boat made of glass fibre
a boat made of glass fibre
PREP.
behind ~
The books were all behind glass (= in glass cases).
The books were all behind glass (= in glass cases).
on ~
She cut her foot on some glass.
She cut her foot on some glass.
under ~
growing fruit under glass (= in a glasshouse)
growing fruit under glass (= in a glasshouse)
through ~
He could see the light through the frosted glass.
He could see the light through the frosted glass.
2. for drinking
ADJ.
brimming, full | half-empty, half-full | empty | beer, brandy, champagne, sherry, whisky, wine | crystal
a set of crystal glasses
a set of crystal glasses
tall
a tall glass of milk
a tall glass of milk
fresh
He poured her a fresh glass of sherry.
He poured her a fresh glass of sherry.
pint
beer in a pint glass
beer in a pint glass
VERB + GLASS
have
He had a small glass of lager with his meal.
He had a small glass of lager with his meal.
drink, sip
She sat sipping a glass of champagne.
She sat sipping a glass of champagne.
drain, empty | fill, pour, refill, top up
The waiter filled their glasses.
The waiter filled their glasses.
clean, polish, wash
The butler was polishing the brandy glasses.
The butler was polishing the brandy glasses.
raise
She raised the glass to her lips.
She raised the glass to her lips.
hand sb
I handed her a glass of wine.
I handed her a glass of wine.
put down, set down
I put my glass down on the table.
I put my glass down on the table.
clink
They clinked glasses, still laughing.
They clinked glasses, still laughing.
GLASS + VERB
clink
He heard glasses clinking in the other room.
He heard glasses clinking in the other room.
PREP.
in a/the/sb''s ~
the red liquid in his glass
the red liquid in his glass
~ of
She had had three glasses of whisky already.
She had had three glasses of whisky already.
PHRASES
(a) glass in (your) hand
He sat back, glass in hand.
He sat back, glass in hand.