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glass·es

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glassesnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. glassesnoun

    spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes

  2. glassesnoun

    Plural form of glass.

Wikipedia

  1. Glasses

    Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are vision eyewear with lenses (clear or tinted) mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms (known as temples or temple pieces) that rest over the ears. Glasses are typically used for vision correction, such as with reading glasses and glasses used for nearsightedness; however, without the specialized lenses, they are sometimes used for cosmetic purposes. Safety glasses provide eye protection against flying debris for construction workers or lab technicians; these glasses may have protection on the sides of the eyes as well as in the lenses. Some types of safety glasses are used to protect against visible and near-visible light or radiation. Glasses are worn for eye protection in some sports, such as squash. Glasses wearers may use a strap to prevent the glasses from falling off. Wearers of glasses that are used only part of the time may have the glasses attached to a cord that goes around their neck to prevent the loss and breaking of the glasses. The loss of glasses would be detrimental to those working in these conditions. Sunglasses allow for better vision in bright daylight and may protect one's eyes against damage from excessive levels of ultraviolet light. Typical sunglasses lenses are tinted for protection against bright light or polarized to remove glare; photochromic glasses are blacked out or lightly tinted in dark or indoor conditions, but turn into sunglasses when they come into contact with ultraviolet light. Most over-the-counter sunglasses do not have corrective power in the lenses; however, special prescription sunglasses can be made. People with conditions that have photophobia as a primary symptom (like certain migraine disorders or Irlen syndrome) often wear sunglasses or precision tinted glasses, even indoors and at night. Specialized glasses may be used for viewing specific visual information, for example, 3D glasses for 3D films (stereoscopy). Sometimes glasses are worn purely for fashion or aesthetic purposes. Even with glasses used for vision correction, a wide range of fashions are available, using plastic, metal, wire, and other materials for frames.

ChatGPT

  1. glasses

    Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, primarily for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. They could also be used for viewing visual information, such as 3D glasses or magnification glasses for reading.

Wikidata

  1. Glasses

    Megane is a 2007 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Naoko Ogigami. The film is set on an unnamed Japanese island and tells the story of a vacationing university professor who comes in contact with several eccentric local inhabitants. The movie is a follow-up to Ogigami's 2006 film Kamome Shokudo, and features two of the same actors. It was featured at several film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival. During production, Ogigami decided the title of the movie after an impromptu realization that all of the characters in the film wore glasses.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'glasses' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4166

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'glasses' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1777

Anagrams for glasses »

  1. gasless

  2. sagless

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of glasses in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of glasses in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of glasses in a Sentence

  1. Danielle Crull:

    Wearing an eye patch isn't easy for kids, one thing is glasses, but eye patches are a whole different thing. It's more worry, more fear, more confusion.

  2. Jonathan Wackrow:

    You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses, would you?

  3. Charles Hudson:

    I know as a kid what it felt like to find out I had to wear glasses. There was nothing fun about them. It was the end of fun, if you can build a product that kids enjoy wearing and they feel it reflects their personality, it can change how they feel about glasses.

  4. Georg Riedel:

    We’re in charge of delivering the aromas and then the flavors to the palate, the perception is triggered through the fact that the glasses deliver liquid to different parts of your palate.

  5. Molly Bair:

    I would never think that a girl who spent most of her childhood with a unibrow, glasses and a Yoda shirt would be in Vogue Italia.

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