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sunglasses
English
Alternative forms
- sun-glasses
Etymology
sun +? glasses
Pronunciation
Noun
sunglasses pl (plural only)
- Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun.
- (colloquial) A person wearing sunglasses
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- My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar
- 2011, Fun - We Are Young
Synonyms
- shades (slang)
- sunnies (Australian slang)
- cooling glasses (Indian)
- smoked glasses, smoked spectacles (dated)
Translations
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glasses
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??læs?z/
- (UK) IPA(key): /??las?z/, /??l??s?z/
- Rhymes: -??s?z
Noun
glasses
- plural of glass
glasses pl (plural only)
- Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
- Field glasses; binoculars.
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
Translations
Verb
glasses
- 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
Middle English
Noun
glasses
- plural of glas
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- what glasses are in style
- what glasses should i get quiz
- what glasses look best on me
- what glasses are in style for 2021
- what glasses for round face
- what glasses do i need
- what glasses prescription is legally blind
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