Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - glasnost

Glasnost is a policy of making a government more open and democratic. The word glasnost was originally used to describe the policies of President Gorbachev in the former Soviet Union in the 1980s. N-UNCOUNT GLASS (glasses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Glass is a hard transparent substance that is used to make things such as windows and bottles. ...a pane of glass. ...a sliding glass door. N-UNCOUNT 2. A glass is a container made from glass, which you can drink from and which does not have a handle. Grossman raised the glass to his lips. N-COUNT • The contents of a glass can be referred to as a glass of something. ...a glass of milk. N-COUNT: usu N of n 3. Glass is used to mean objects made of glass, for example drinking containers and bowls. There’s a glittering array of glass to choose from at markets. N-UNCOUNT 4. Glasses are two lenses in a frame that some people wear in front of their eyes in order to help them see better. He took off his glasses. N-PLURAL 5. see also dark glasses, magnifying glass