Meaning of water glass | Babel Free
Definitions
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A drinking vessel intended or used for water. countable, uncountable
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Any of various water-soluble silicate compounds, especially when occurring in dissolved, jelly-like form. countable, uncountable
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A water gauge for a steam boiler. countable, uncountable
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An instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom, used for examining objects in the water, as upon the sea bottom in shallow places. countable, uncountable
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A water clock. countable, uncountable
Examples
“She asked the server to refill her water glass.”
“No; what I felt was a sort of glazed numbness, as if I were suspended in some thin, transparent stuff, like one of the eggs my mother used to preserve in waterglass when I was a child.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.