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watch glasses

watch glasses is the plural of watch glass.

Meaning of watch glass

Noun

watch glass (plural watch glasses)

  1. An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.
  2. The glass covering of the face of a watch.
  3. A sandglass, hourglass.

Questions about watch glasses

What is watch glasses the plural of?
Watch glasses is the plural of watch glass.

Words near watch glasses in the dictionary

  1. watch circle
  2. watch circles
  3. watch face
  4. watch faces
  5. watch glass
  6. watch glasses
  7. watch grass grow
  8. watch gun
  9. watch guns
  10. Watch Hill
  11. watch house

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