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GLAHS-iz/ˈɡlɑːsɪz/

Glasses (usually plural) are spectacles: a pair of glasses. A glass is a drinking cup. Glass as a material is the stuff windows are made of. Sunglasses keep the sun out of your eyes.

Meaning

Two pieces of glass or plastic in a frame, worn to help you see. Usually plural.

Examples

• “I cannot read without my glasses.”
• “She left her glasses on the bus.”
• “I need new glasses for reading.”

Good to know

a pair of glasses (spectacles). a glass = drinking cup.

Near in meaning

spectacles

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