Glasses
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English
Noun
glasses
- Plural form of glass.
- (plural only; not used in singular form) spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes
Notes
- A sight-improving lens for a single eye is a monocle.
- Though confusion is unlikely, clarity as to quantity is improved by using the expressions "a pair of glasses" (or "a pair of eyeglasses") or "(however many) pairs of eyeglasses".
Synonyms
- (spectacles): eyeglasses (US), specs, bioptikon
Derived terms
Thesaurus
Polaroid glasses, bifocals, blinkers, cheaters, colored glasses, contact lens, dark glasses, divided spectacles, eyeglass, eyeglasses, goggles, granny glasses, harlequin glasses, horn-rimmed glasses, lorgnette, lorgnon, mini-specs, monocle, nippers, pair of glasses, peepers, quizzing glass, readers, reading glasses, shades, specs, spectacles, sun-specs, sunglasses, trifocals
Pronunciation
Translations
plural of "glass" — see glass
spectacles — see spectacles
See also
External links
- 15px Glasses on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons