A pint glass is a drinking vessel made to hold either a British ("imperial") pint of 20 imperial fluid ounces(570 mL) or an American pint of 16 U.S. fluid ounces (470 mL). These glasses are used predominately to serve beer.

A shot glass is a small glass designed to hold or measure liquor, to be either poured into a mixed drink or drunk straight from the glass (a “shot”)

An old-fashioned glass, rocks glass, or lowball glass is a short tumbler used for serving various on-the-rocks drinks,

A highball glass is a glass tumbler, holding between 8 and 12 oz (24 to 35 cl), used to serve a mixed drink that has a high proportion of mixer to liquor, such as scotch and soda, bourbon and water, etc.

A Collins glass is a tallish cylindrical glass tumbler, holding around 14 oz (42 cl), used to serve a mixed drink, especially the Tom Collins for which it is named.

A cocktail glass is a 4 oz (12cl) glass used for cocktails like Martinis and Margaritas. The stems of these glasses allow the drinker to hold the glass without warming the contents.