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

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

Paltrow spent much of the hour after her arrival rooted under the single branch of a pine tree, one of the few spots of shade in sight, and when the Jacquemus team confiscated parasols and water glasses—believed to look ugly on camera—guests began to feel like movie extras on a desert shoot. —Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

Unaware that the water glass has been drugged, Featherleigh delivers it to Merritt, who drinks the whole thing. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2024

But in contrast to the separation of oil and water or the beads that form on the outside of a water glass, the behavior of biomolecular condensates can’t be explained by thermodynamics alone. —Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

water glass

noun

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