spectacles

Noun

Meaning

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

glasses eyeglasses specs pair of glasses pair of spectacles show performance eyeglass monocle display sight exhibition lens spectacle laughingstock
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Antonyms

hiding disguise blindness blindfold camouflage naked eye
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Hypernyms

optical instrument

Hyponyms

pince-nez shades sunglasses lorgnette goggles bifocals

Phrases with the word

rose-colored spectacles X-ray spectacles colored spectacles night vision spectacles wearing spectacles science of spectacles

Examples

A commonly circulated but apocryphal account claims that after Hancock signed, the delegate from Massachusetts commented, "The British ministry can read that name without spectacles." Source: Internet

Adding irony to injury, one of Nature's most entrancing spectacles is also being snuffed out by artificial light pollution, researchers reported in the journal BioScience. Source: Internet

After this show, he continued to make other, bigger, more outrageous spectacles. Source: Internet

Apple 'is secretly working on augmented reality 5G glasses that look like ordinary spectacles but overlay digital images onto the real world around you' Source: Internet

Also they oversaw the organization of festivals and games (ludi), which made this a very sought after office for a career minded politician of the late republic, as it was a good means of gaining popularity by staging spectacles. Source: Internet

Backman Worlds of Medieval Europe p. 246 Concave spectacles were invented around 1286 by an unknown Italian artisan, probably working in or near Pisa. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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