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glam • or • ous / ' glremэrэs / adjective

attractive in an exciting way a glamorous model

Making movies is less glamorous than people think. glam • our ( also glam • or ) / ' glremэr / noun [noncount]

the quality of seeming to be more exciting and attractive than ordinary things and people

Young people are attracted by the glamour of city life.

glance 1 / glrens / verb ( glanc es , glanc • ing , glanced )

to look quickly at someone or something Sue glanced at her watch.

glance2 / glrens / noun [ count ]

a quick look

a glance at the newspaper

at a glance

immediately; with only a quick look I could see at a glance that he was sick.

gland / glrend / noun [ count ]

( biology ) a small part inside your body that produces a chemical substance for your body to use sweat glands

I have a sore throat and swollen glands .

glare 1 / gler / verb ( glares , glar ing , glared )

1 to shine with a bright light that hurts your eyes The sun glared down.

2 to look at someone in an angry way He glared at the children.

glare2 / gler / noun

[ noncount ] strong light that hurts your eyes the glare of the car's headlights

[ count ] a long, angry look

I tried to say something, but he gave me a glare.

glar • ing / ' glerig / adjective

A glaring light is very bright and hurts your eyes a glaring white light

very bad and easy to notice

The article was full of glaring mistakes.

glass О / glres / noun ( plural glass • es ) 1 [ noncount ] hard material that you can see through. Bottles and windows are made of glass

cut myself on some broken glass. a glass jar

[ count ] a thing made of glass that you drink from Could I have a glass of milk, please?

a wine glass

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/ ' glresэz [plural]

two pieces of glass or plastic (called lenses ) in a frame, which people wear over their eyes to help them see better Does she wear glasses ?

—Look at sunglasses . Grammar

Be careful! Glasses is a plural noun so you cannot say "a glasses."

Instead, you can say: I need a new pair of glasses or: I need some new glasses.

gleam / glim / verb ( gleams , gleam • ing , gleamed )

to shine with a soft light

The moonlight gleamed on the lake.

gleamnoun [ count , usually singular ] I could see a gleam of light through the trees.

glee / gli / noun [ noncount ]

a feeling of happiness, especially when something bad happens to someone else

She couldn't hide her glee when her rival came last.

glide / glaid / verb ( glides , glid • ing , glid • ed )

to move smoothly and quietly The dancers glided across the floor.

to fly in a glider

I always wanted to go gliding .

glid • er / ' gla^r / noun [ count ]

an airplane without an engine

glim • mer / ' glImэr / noun [ count ]

a small, weak light

a small sign of something There's still a glimmer of hope .

glim • mer verb

( glim • mers , glim • mer • ing , glim • mered )

A light glimmered in the distance.

glim pse / giimps / noun [ count ]

noun

a view of someone or something that is quick and not clear I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror.

►glimpse verb

( glimps • es , glimps • ing , glimpsed )

I just glimpsed him in the crowd.

glis • ten / ' glisn / verb ( glis • tens, glis ten • ing, glis • tened )

(used about wet surfaces) to shine His eyes glistened with tears.

glitch / glitf / noun [ count ] ( plural glitch • es ) ( informal )

a small problem or fault that stops something from working correctly

A software glitch caused my computer to crash.