English Online Dictionary. What means glasses? What does glasses mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡlasɪz/, /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlæsɪz/
- Rhymes: -ɑːsɪz
Noun
glasses
- plural of glass
Noun
glasses pl (plural only)
- Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
- Field glasses; binoculars.
Usage notes
- 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.”
Synonyms
- (spectacles): eyeglasses (US), specs, bioptikon
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
glasses
- third-person singular simple present indicative of glass
See also
- bifocals
- contact lens
- monocle
- pince-nez
- shades
- varifocals
Further reading
- Category:glasses on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- gasless, sagless
Middle English
Noun
glasses
- plural of glas