Hypernyms for "glass"
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beer glass
brandy glass
brandy snifter
bumper
crown glass
double-glaze
goblet
ground glass
highball glass
jigger
laminated glass
lead glass
liqueur glass
milk glass
natural glass
opal glass
optical glass
parfait glass
pony
Pyrex
rummer
safety glass
schooner
seidel
shatterproof glass
shot glass
snifter
sodium silicate
soft glass
soluble glass
stained glass
tumbler
water glass
wineglass
wire glass
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.