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Glazed

verb, adjective

Glazed means covered with a smooth shiny coating.

6 letters 2 syllables

What does Glazed mean?

Glazed means covered with a smooth shiny coating.

Dictionary definition

Covered with a smooth shiny coating or having a shiny, glassy look.

Example sentences

Glazed in a sentence

easy

The donuts were glazed with sweet icing.

medium

The pottery looked glazed and bright after it cooled.

hard

Glazed can describe food, pottery, or a surface with a shiny coating.

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Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does glazed mean?

Practice 2

Which sentence uses glazed correctly?

Practice 3

Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to glazed?

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Glazed

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Sounds like

GLAYZD

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Synonyms

Words like Glazed

coatedCovered with a layer.
shinyReflecting light.
glossySmooth and shiny.
Antonyms

Opposite words

uncoatedNot covered with a layer.
matteNot shiny.
Synonym practice

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Word family

Glazed word family

verb

glazed

Past tense or adjective form.

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Student support

Understand Glazed

Hint for students

Glazed means covered with a smooth shiny coating.

Common mix-up

Glazed is not the same as uncoated. Glazed means glazed means covered with a smooth shiny coating.

Try it in class or at home

Read this model sentence: The pottery looked glazed and bright after it cooled. Clue words: pottery, looked, bright. Underline clue words that show why glazed fits instead of uncoated. Now write one new sentence that shows glazed without using the word glazed. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show glazed?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The pottery looked glazed and bright after it cooled." Why does glazed fit better than uncoated?