ADJ

clear, coloured, 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

QUANT

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

VERB + GLASS

blow, make
watching the Venetian craftsmen blowing glass The factory makes safety glass
break, crack, shatter, smash

GLASS + VERB

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

GLASS + NOUN

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

PREP

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

ADJ

brimming, full
half-empty, half-full
empty
beer, brandy, champagne, sherry, whisky, wine
crystal
a set of crystal glasses
tall
a tall glass of milk
fresh
He poured her a fresh glass of sherry
pint
beer in a pint glass

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
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

GLASS + VERB

clink
He heard glasses clinking in the other room

PREP

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

PHRASES

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