glasses
pronunciation
How to pronounce glasses in British English:
UK ['glɑ:sɪz]
How to pronounce glasses in American English:
US ['glɑsɪz]
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- Noun:
- optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
Word Origin
- glasses (n.)
- "spectacles," 1660s, from plural of glass (n.).
Example
- 1. Scarcely does he wear glasses though he is near-sighted .
- 2. As I hefted a stack of glasses through the steamer , she lit up .
- 3. A dishwasher that can chew up a whole cake but cannot clean plates and glasses .
- 4. So what glasses are you wearing today ?
- 5. Some pharaoh with briefcase and glasses .