specs
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6.9
- noun
- /spɛks/
- UK
- So I'm going to get my safety specs and I'm going to put my ear defenders on.
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- Stunning gentlemen, but I think I'm then going to put specs.
- Actually I'm looking like a nerd specs on checkered shirt jeans.
- Black suit, white shirt, black tie, put me specs on.
- So like when I moved to to Los Angeles, I came out here with three specs.
Examples
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Actually I'm looking like a nerd specs on checkered shirt jeans.
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I need to clean my specs before I can see clearly.
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She put on her specs to read the fine print on the contract.
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After losing my specs, I struggled to see without them.
Synonyms
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1.0
A frame with lenses you wear to help you see
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1.0
A pair of lenses in a frame worn on the nose and ears to help you see better
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2.0
A pair of lenses in a frame that you wear on your nose and ears to help you see
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2.8
Things you wear on your eyes to help you see or protect them
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4.2
Something you wear on your face to help you see
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9.6
Glasses you wear to help you see or read
A pair of glasses worn to look fashionable rather than to correct sight
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Etymology
Specs is a short, informal form of spectacles and comes from the root spec- meaning 'to look', the same root in spectator and inspect. So specs are what you wear to help you see.