glasses

English

Half rim glasses

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlæsɪz/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlasɪz/, /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːsɪz

Noun

glasses

1. plural of glass

glasses pl (plural only)

1. Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
2. Field glasses; binoculars.
   • 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World‎^[1]:

     He had his Zeiss glasses in his hand. "I focused it before it got over the trees," said he.

Usage 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

• cooling glasses
• Groucho glasses
• hipster glasses
• John Lennon glasses
• Kanye glasses
• Mr. Magoo glasses
• nerd glasses
• reading glasses
• safety glasses
• sunglasses

 

Translations

plural of "glass" — see glass

spectacles — see spectacles

Verb

glasses

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glass

See also

• bifocals
• contact lens
• monocle
• pince-nez
• shades
• varifocals

Further reading

• glasses on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• gasless, sagless

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Middle English

Noun

glasses

1. plural of glas