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Collocations for glass - noun

1. transparent substance

ADJECTIVE

clear, coloured/colored, opaque, plain, smoked, tinted
broken
flying
A bomb went off, and many people were injured by flying glass.
bulletproof, cut, frosted, plate, safety, stained, toughened

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… OF GLASS

piece
pane, sheet
fragment, shard, sliver, splinter
The floor was littered with fragments of broken glass.

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VERB + glass

blow, make
We watched the craftsmen blowing glass.
The factory makes safety glass.
break, crack, shatter, smash

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glass + VERB

break, crack, shatter, smash, splinter
the sound of glass breaking

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glass + NOUN

beads, bottle, bowl, eye, jar, vase, vial
cabinet, case
door, panel, partition, roof, wall, window
table
fibre/fiber
a boat made of glass fibre/fiber

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PREPOSITION

behind glass
The books were all behind glass (= in glass cases).
on glass
She cut her foot on some glass.
under glass
We grow fruit under glass (= in a glasshouse).
through glass
He could see the light through the frosted glass.

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2. for drinking

ADJECTIVE

brimming (esp. BrE), full
half-empty, half-full
empty
beer, brandy, champagne, sherry, whisky/whiskey, wine
crystal
a set of crystal glasses
tall
a tall glass of milk
fresh (esp. AmE)
He poured her a fresh glass of sherry.
pint
beer in a pint glass

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VERB + glass

have
He had a small glass of lager with his meal.
drink, sip
She sat sipping a glass of champagne.
drain, empty
fill, pour, refill, top up
The waiter filled their glasses.
clean, polish, wash
The butler was polishing the brandy glasses.
lift, raise
She raised the glass to her lips.
hand sb
I handed her a glass of wine.
put down, set down
I put my glass down on the table.
clink
They clinked glasses, still laughing.

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glass + VERB

clink
He heard glasses clinking in the other room.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the/sb's glass
the red liquid in his glass
glass of
She had had three glasses of wine already.

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PHRASES

(a) glass in (your) hand
He sat back, glass in hand.

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