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    WATER GLASS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Clock that measures time by the escape of waterplay

    Synonyms:

    clepsydra; water clock; water glass

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):

    clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoirplay

    Synonyms:

    water gage; water gauge; water glass

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):

    gage; gauge (a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water glass"):

    water level (a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A glass for drinking waterplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):

    drinking glass; glass (a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking)

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    A viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggsplay

    Synonyms:

    sodium silicate; soluble glass; water glass

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):

    glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

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