| NOUN | artifact | shades, sunglasses, dark glasses | spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun |
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| Sounds | shey'dz | |
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| Rhymes | Aides ... Hades: 7 rhymes with eydz... | |
| Meaning | spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun. | |
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| Example | "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades" | |
| Synonyms | sunglasses, dark glasses | |
| Parts | Polaroid | (trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light |
| Broader | spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses | optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |