spyglass
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/
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catalejo
- The explorer always carried a spyglass to observe distant lands from the cliff.
He transforms a Dutch spyglass into, you know, a scientific instrument, the telescope.
- He transforms a Dutch spyglass into, you know, a scientific instrument, the telescope.
Examples
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The spyglass showed Lee a small, bright circle in the middle of blackness.
Fiction book (1992) -
May I look through your spyglass, sir?
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A captain... is only as good as his spyglass.
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May I look through your spyglass?
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A standard spyglass is more convenient in the long run.
Fiction book (1990) -
Why do you all have these spyglasses?
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One day when I was in the shop of Mr. Charles Schott, I noticed an old ship's spyglass hanging on the wall.
Academic text (1992) -
As dawn arrives and the rain clears, Key fixes his spyglass on a point above the fort.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Sergeant Wynn, may I trouble you for your spyglass?" Wynn handed him the long brass tube.
Fiction book (1992) -
Nearby, a spyglass rested atop a bookcase of nautical texts.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
440
3.3
A tool with lenses or mirrors that makes far things look closer
54
6.6
An optical device like a telescope or rifle sight that makes distant things look closer
39
7.8
A small telescope used to look at distant things, often at sea
1
6.7
A telescope that uses a large lens to bend light to make images you view through an eyepiece
1
5.3
A small pair of binoculars you use to look at distant things outdoors
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7.3
A small telescope used with one eye to see things far away
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3.3
A pair of binoculars used to see far things outdoors
An early telescope invented by Galileo that uses two lenses to make upright images
A pair of small tubes with lenses you hold to see far things with both eyes
How Powerful
- Specialized
47
5.9
440
3.3
5
7.6
1
7.3
16
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spyglass is made of two parts: spy meaning 'to watch' and glass meaning 'clear material', the same idea as a looking glass. So a spyglass is a small glass you hold up to see things far away, which is why sailors and explorers used it to look for ships or land.