| NOUN | artifact | glasses, spectacles, specs, eyeglasses | optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
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| Sounds | glae'sahz; glae'sihz | |
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| Rhymes | abuzz ... wages: 30 rhymes with ahz... | |
| Agassiz ... wiz: 36 rhymes with ihz... | ||
| Meaning | optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision. | |
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| Synonyms | spectacles, specs, eyeglasses | |
| Part of | frame | The framework for a pair of eyeglasses |
| Parts | bridge, nosepiece | The link between two lenses |
| Narrower | bifocals | eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision |
| goggles | Tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes | |
| lorgnette | eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle | |
| pince-nez | spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring | |
| sunglasses, dark glasses, shades | spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun | |
| Broader | optical instrument | An instrument designed to aid vision |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |