glasses
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- noun
- /ˈɡlæsɪz/
- I need to wear my glasses to see the board clearly during the lecture.
- wear glasses
- a pair of glasses
- reading glasses
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Watch on YouTubeI'm kind of known for my glasses and my beard.
- I'm kind of known for my glasses and my beard.
- My glass, my go to glasses that I've had for years.
- Yes, when I take my glasses off, I can't read the prompter.
- Nerdy face with thick horn rim glasses and buck teeth.
- It's like glasses without wearing the glasses, things are blurry.
- He wore dark framed glasses like my father's, a tweed cap.
- And I thought they were just a really cool pair of glasses, like slang.
- The nose, the mouth, the glasses, the hair, the cheekbones.
Examples
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Her pale skin is freckled; she wears glasses and has a self-confident voice.
Academic text (1997) -
Why don't you put the glasses on?
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Let me just take my glasses off here and say this.
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For example, if a student needs glasses to see better, it is fair that she uses them.
Academic text (2012) -
Okay, see the guy over there with glasses?
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This time I'll clean my glasses for a better look.
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The print is too small without my glasses.
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She just got new glasses.
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Yes, when I take my glasses off, I can't read the prompter.
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My arm brushed against my grandfather's reading glasses right next to the magazine.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A pair of lenses in a frame worn on the nose and ears to help you see better
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A pair of lenses in a frame that you wear on your nose and ears to help you see
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A pair of glasses you wear to help you see
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Something you wear on your face to help you see
Compounds
- Informal
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A way of seeing things as better than they are and ignoring problems
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Lenses in glasses that automatically darken in sunlight and become clear in low light
- Offensive
A pair of large, old-fashioned glasses that make a person look awkward or nerdy
How Invasive
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glasses comes from the word glass, which means the 'clear material' used to make lenses, so glasses were originally pieces of glass set in a frame to wear in front of the eyes. That's why glasses help you see better.