glasses (noun)

  • 61four-eyes — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular in construction 1. : four eyed fish 2. : a person who wears glasses * * * /fawr uyz , fohr /, n., pl. four eyes. 1. Facetious or Disparaging. a person who wears eyeglasses. 2. See four eyed fish. [ …

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  • 62optical instrument — noun an instrument designed to aid vision • Hypernyms: ↑instrument • Hyponyms: ↑binoculars, ↑field glasses, ↑opera glasses, ↑esophagoscope, ↑oesophagoscope, ↑jeweler s glass …

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  • 63plural form — noun the form of a word that is used to denote more than one • Syn: ↑plural • Ant: ↑singular (for: ↑plural) • Members of this Usage Domain: ↑relation, ↑ …

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  • 64eye doctor — noun a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye • Syn: ↑ophthalmologist, ↑oculist • Derivationally related forms: ↑ophthalmology (for: ↑ophthalmologist) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 65spectacle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin spectaculum, from spectare to watch, frequentative of specere to look, look at more at spy Date: 14th century 1. a. something exhibited to view as unusual, notable, or entertaining;… …

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  • 66pair of spectacles — noun A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. Syn: eyeglasses, glasses, pair of eyeglasses, spectacles, pair of specs, pair of glasses, specs …

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  • 67spectacles — noun A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. Syn: eyeglasses, glasses, pair of eyeglasses, pair of glasses, pair of specs, pair of spectacles, specs …

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  • 68stemware — noun Drinking glasses that have a stem, such as wine or champagne glasses …

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  • 69tiger — noun /ˈtaɪɡə/ a) Panthera tigris, a large carnivorous animal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. The doom of Fate was, Be thou a Dandy! Have thy eye glasses, opera glasses, thy Long Acre cabs with white breeched tiger, thy yawning… …

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  • 70glass harp — noun An instrument made with wine glasses, tuned by putting different amounts of liquid into them. Sound is produced by rubbing ones fingers around the edge of the glasses …

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