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shot glass

shot glass noun: a small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor.

shot glass: a small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor
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Noun

shot glass (plural shot glasses)

  1. A small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor.
    • He tilted the bottle of J&B and filled their shot glasses.1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 111

Synonyms of shot glass

Forms of shot glass

pluralshot glasses
alternative formshot-glass
alternative formshotglass

Origin of shot glass

From shot + glass, in use since at least the 1940s.

Questions about shot glass

What does shot glass mean?
Shot glass means a small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor.
What part of speech is shot glass?
Shot glass is a noun.
What is the plural of shot glass?
The plural of shot glass is shot glasses.

Words near shot glass in the dictionary

  1. shot for the moon
  2. shot from the hip
  3. shot from the lip
  4. shot garland
  5. shot garlands
  6. shot glass
  7. shot glasses
  8. shot heard 'round the world
  9. shot heard round the world
  10. shot holes
  11. shot in one's locker

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