/vɛʁ/ or /vɛr/ (French)

Definitions

1. noun

A glass, especially one used for holding or serving liquids.

“She carefully placed the verre of wine on the table.”

2. noun

In French, the word for ‘glass’ is also used to refer to the unit of measurement, especially for measuring liquids.

“The recipe called for 250 milliliters of water in a verre.”

3. noun

A part or section of a literary work or a film.

“The second verre of the novel was particularly engaging.”

4. noun

A unit of measurement in the metric system.

“The bottle contained 750 milliliters in a verre.”

5. noun

A French unit of measurement, equal to one-tenth of a litre.

“The bottle held 100 verres of liquid.”

6. noun

A section or part of a story, typically written in a different style or by a different author.

“The second verre of the graphic novel was written by a different artist.”