drinking glass

/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ glæs/

/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ glɑs/

Definitions of drinking glass

1. noun

   a container for holding liquids while drinking
   synonyms: glass

   types:

   beer glass

   a relatively large glass for serving beer

   bumper

   a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)

   goblet

   a drinking glass with a base and stem

   highball glass

   a tall glass for serving highballs

   liqueur glass

   a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)

   parfait glass

   a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served

   rummer

   a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts

   schooner

   a large beer glass

   seidel

   a glass for beer

   jigger, pony, shot glass

   a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

   brandy glass, brandy snifter, snifter

   a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

   tumbler

   a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom

   water glass

   a glass for drinking water

   wineglass

   a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served

   champagne flute, flute, flute glass

   a tall narrow wineglass

   type of:

   container

   any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)