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Glasses meaning in English
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Glasses
see synonyms of glassesNoun
1. eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles
optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
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Glasses
see synonyms of glassesplural noun
a pair of lenses for correcting faulty vision, in a frame that rests on the bridge of the nose and hooks behind the ears
. Also called: spectacles, eyeglassesCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Glasses
see synonyms of glassesn.
1. Any of a large class of materials with highly variable mechanical and optical properties that solidify from the molten state without crystallization, are typically made by silicates fusing with boric oxide, aluminum oxide, or phosphorus pentoxide, are generally hard, brittle, and transparent or translucent, and are considered to be supercooled liquids rather than true solids.
2. Something made of glass or other transparent or translucent material, especially:
a. A drinking vessel.
b. A mirror.
c. A barometer.
d. A window or windowpane.
e. The series of transparent plastic sheets that are secured vertically above the boards in many ice rinks.
3.
a. glasses A pair of lenses mounted in a light frame, used to correct faulty vision or protect the eyes.
b. often glasses A binocular or field glass.
c. A device, such as a monocle or spyglass, containing a lens or lenses and used as an aid to vision.
4. The quantity contained by a drinking vessel; a glassful.
5. Objects made of glass; glassware.
adj.
1. Made or consisting of glass.
2. Fitted with panes of glass; glazed.
v. glassed, glass·ing, glass·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To enclose or encase with glass.
b. To put into a glass container.
c. To provide with glass or glass parts.
2. To make glassy; glaze.
3.
a. To see reflected, as in a mirror.
b. To reflect.
4. To scan (a tract of land or forest, for example) with an optical instrument.
v.intr.
1. To become glassy.
2. To use an optical instrument, as in looking for game.
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