Glass Definition–noun | 1. | a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles. |
| 2. | any artificial or natural substance having similar properties and composition, as fused borax, obsidian, or the like. |
| 3. | something made of such a substance, as a windowpane. |
| 4. | a tumbler or other comparatively tall, handleless drinking container. |
| 5. | glasses, Also called eyeglasses. a device to compensate for defective vision or to protect the eyes from light, dust, and the like, consisting usually of two glass or plastic lenses set in a frame that includes a nosepiece for resting on the bridge of the nose and two sidepieces extending over or around the ears (usually used with pair of). Compare goggle (def. 1), pince-nez, spectacle (def. 3). |
| 7. | things made of glass, collectively; glassware: They used to collect old glass. |
| 9. | a lens, esp. one used as a magnifying glass. |
–adjective | 11. | made of glass: a glass tray. |
| 12. | furnished or fitted with panes of glass; glazed. |
–verb (used with object) | 13. | to fit with panes of glass. |
| 14. | cover with or encase in glass. |
| 15. | to coat or cover with fiberglass: to glass the hull of a boat. |
| 16. | to scan with a spyglass or other optical instrument. |
| 17. | to reflect: Trees glassed themselves in the lake. |
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Top Definition–noun | 1. | the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| 2. | the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything. |
| 3. | the higher end of anything on a slope. |
| 4. | British. | a. | a part considered as higher: the top of the street. |
| b. | high gear of an automobile. |
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| 5. | tops, | a. | the part of a plant that grows above ground, esp. of an edible root. |
| b. | one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants. |
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| 6. | the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again. |
| 7. | the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: at the top of the class. |
| 8. | the highest point, pitch, or degree: to talk at the top of one's voice. |
| 9. | a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position. |
| 10. | the best or choicest part: the top of all creation. |
| 11. | a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle. |
| 13. | any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater: a sale on cotton tops and shorts. |
| 14. | Nautical. a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc. |
| 15. | Chemistry. the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first. |
| 16. | Bridge. | a. | the best card of a suit in a player's hand. |
| b. | (in duplicate bridge) the best score on a hand. |
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| 17. | Sports. | a. | a stroke that hits the ball above its center. |
| b. | the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke. |
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| 18. | Baseball. | a. | the first half of an inning. |
| b. | the first three batters in the batting order. |
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| 19. | Textiles. | a. | a cluster of textile fibers, esp. tow, put on a distaff. |
| b. | a strand of the long wool fibers in sliver form, separated from noil by combing and wound into a large ball. |
| c. | a similar strand of rayon. |
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| 20. | Jewelry. crown (def. 27). |
| 21. | the tops, Informal. the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc.: As a friend, she's the tops. |
–adjective | 22. | pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf. |
| 23. | highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices. |
| 24. | foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition. |
–verb (used with object) | 25. | to furnish with a top; put a top on. |
| 26. | to be at or constitute the top of. |
| 28. | to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon. |
| 29. | to exceed in height, amount, number, etc. |
| 30. | to surpass, excel, or outdo: That tops everything. |
| 31. | Theater. (in spoken dialogue) to reply in a voice of greater volume or higher pitch: King Henry must top the crowd noises in his St. Crispin's Day speech. |
| 32. | to surmount with something specified: to top a sundae with whipped cream. |
| 33. | to remove the top of; crop; prune: to top a tall tree. |
| 34. | to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc.). |
| 35. | Chemistry. to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture). |
| 36. | Sports. | a. | to strike (the ball) above its center, giving it a forward spin. |
| b. | to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this manner. |
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| 38. | Obsolete. to have coitus with (a woman). |
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—Verb phrases| 40. | top off, | a. | to climax or complete, esp. in an exceptional manner; finish: They topped off the evening with a ferryboat ride at midnight. |
| b. | to fill (a partly full container) completely: to top off a gas tank. |
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| 41. | top out, | a. | to finish the top of (a structure). |
| b. | to reach the highest level. |
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—Idioms| 42. | blow one's top, Informal. | a. | to become enraged; lose one's temper. |
| b. | to go mad; become insane: He must have blown his top to make such a fool of himself. |
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| 43. | off the top of one's head, Informal. head (def. 77). |
| 44. | on top, successful; victorious; dominant: to stay on top. |
| 45. | on top of,
| b. | in addition to; over and above. |
| c. | close upon; following upon: Gale winds came on top of the floods. |
| d. | in complete control: on top of the problem. |
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| 46. | on top of the world,
| b. | elated: The success made her feel on top of the world. |
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| 47. | over the top, | a. | Military. over the top of the parapet before a trench, as in issuing to charge against the enemy. |
| b. | surpassing a goal, quota, or limit. |
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| 48. | top oneself, Chiefly British. to kill oneself. |
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Dining Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner. |
–verb (used with object) | 3. | to entertain at dinner. |
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—Verb phrase| 5. | dine out, to take a meal, esp. the principal or more formal meal of the day, away from home, as in a hotel or restaurant: They dine out at least once a week. |
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Table Definition–noun | 1. | an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table. |
| 2. | such a piece of furniture specifically used for serving food to those seated at it. |
| 3. | the food placed on a table to be eaten: She sets a good table. |
| 4. | a group of persons at a table, as for a meal, game, or business transaction. |
| 6. | a flat or plane surface; a level area. |
| 7. | a tableland or plateau. |
| 8. | a concise list or guide: a table of contents. |
| 9. | an arrangement of words, numbers, or signs, or combinations of them, as in parallel columns, to exhibit a set of facts or relations in a definite, compact, and comprehensive form; a synopsis or scheme. |
| 10. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Mensa. |
| 11. | a flat and relatively thin piece of wood, stone, metal, or other hard substance, esp. one artificially shaped for a particular purpose. |
| 12. | Architecture. | a. | a course or band, esp. of masonry, having a distinctive form or position. |
| b. | a distinctively treated surface on a wall. |
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| 13. | a smooth, flat board or slab on which inscriptions may be put. |
| 14. | tables, | a. | the tablets on which certain collections of laws were anciently inscribed: the tables of the Decalogue. |
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| 15. | Anatomy. the inner or outer hard layer or any of the flat bones of the skull. |
| 16. | Music. a sounding board. |
| 17. | Jewelry. | a. | the upper horizontal surface of a faceted gem. |
| b. | a gem with such a surface. |
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–verb (used with object) | 18. | to place (a card, money, etc.) on a table. |
| 19. | to enter in or form into a table or list. |
| 20. | Parliamentary Procedure. | a. | Chiefly U.S. to lay aside (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for future discussion, usually with a view to postponing or shelving the matter indefinitely. |
| b. | British. to present (a proposal, resolution, etc.) for discussion. |
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–adjective | 21. | of, pertaining to, or for use on a table: a table lamp. |
| 22. | suitable for serving at a table or for eating or drinking: table grapes. |
—Idioms| 23. | on the table, Parliamentary Procedure.
| b. | British. submitted for consideration. |
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| 24. | turn the tables, to cause a reversal of an existing situation, esp. with regard to gaining the upper hand over a competitor, rival, antagonist, etc.: Fortune turned the tables and we won. We turned the tables on them and undersold them by 50 percent. |
| 25. | under the table,
| b. | as a bribe; secretly: She gave money under the table to get the apartment. |
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| 26. | wait (on) table, to work as a waiter or waitress: He worked his way through college by waiting table. Also, wait tables. |
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