glasses (noun)

  • 51field glasses — UK / US noun [plural] binoculars …

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  • 52opera glasses — UK / US noun [plural] an object that you look through so that you can see the actors on a stage more clearly …

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  • 53field glasses — /ˈfild glasəz/ (say feeld glahsuhz) plural noun a compact binocular telescope for use out of doors. See binocular …

  • 54opera glasses — /ˈɒprə glasəz/ (say opruh glahsuhz) plural noun a small, low power pair of binoculars for use in a theatre, etc. Also, opera glass …

  • 55safety glasses — /ˈseɪfti glasəs/ (say sayftee glahsuhs) plural noun → safety goggles …

  • 56opera glass — ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a small binocular optical instrument similar to the field glass and adapted for use at the opera or theater often used in plural * * * opera glass or opera glasses noun Small binoculars used by audiences in the theatre …

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  • 57field glass — noun a small refracting telescope • Syn: ↑glass, ↑spyglass • Derivationally related forms: ↑glass (for: ↑glass) • Hypernyms: ↑refracting telescope …

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  • 58magnifying glass — noun light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image (Freq. 1) the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250 • Syn: ↑hand glass, ↑simple microscope • Hypernyms: ↑light microscope …

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  • 59stained glass — noun glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows • Hypernyms: ↑glass • Hyponyms: ↑Tiffany glass * * * noun : glass colored or stained; especially : window glass colored throughout by metallic oxides fused into it or remaining …

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  • 60glass — noun 1 transparent substance ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, coloured/colored, opaque, plain, smoked, tinted ▪ broken ▪ flying …

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