specs
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- noun
- /spɛks/
- UK
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- So I'm going to get my safety specs and I'm going to put my ear defenders on.
Stunning gentlemen, but I think I'm then going to put specs.
- 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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A frame with lenses you wear to help you see
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Things you wear on your eyes to help you see or protect them
Glasses you wear to help you see or read
Something you wear on your face to help you see
A pair of lenses in a frame worn on the nose and ears to help you see better
A pair of lenses in a frame that you wear on your nose and ears to help you see
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.