glasses

EnglishEdit

 
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Half rim glasses

PronunciationEdit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlæsɪz/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡlasɪz/, /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːsɪz

NounEdit

glasses

  1. plural of glass

NounEdit

glasses pl (plural only)

  1. Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
  2. Field glasses; binoculars.

Usage notesEdit

  • A sight-improving lens for a single eye is a monocle.
  • Though confusion is unlikely, clarity as to quantity is improved by using the expressions "a pair of glasses" (or "a pair of eyeglasses"). When they are being counted, the “pair of” is required: "(however many) pair(s) of eyeglasses.”

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VerbEdit

glasses

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of glass

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NounEdit

glasses

  1. plural of glas