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• plural of glass.
• present tense form of glass (3rd person singular).

glasses

British  

/ ˈɡlɑːsɪz /

plural noun

1. Also called: spectacles, eyeglasses. a pair of lenses for correcting faulty vision, in a frame that rests on the bridge of the nose and hooks behind the ears

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glasses Idioms  

1. see see through rose-colored glasses.

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Explanation

Glasses are what you wear to help you see better if you have less than perfect eyesight. Some people need glasses to see far-away things, while others only use glasses for reading. And some people wear glasses just to look stylish or smart! Most glasses have a stiff frame with prescription lenses inside. If your vision is less than 20/20 — if you have trouble reading what a teacher writes on a blackboard or find yourself holding your book very far away from your face to make out the words — you might need glasses. You can also call them "spectacles" or "eyeglasses," or if you only wear them to shield your eyes from the sun, "sunglasses."

Example Sentences

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glasses

“We’ll eventually have glasses where you can see people in neighboring dimensions,” Biondich says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The discovery could open the door to advanced glasses with capabilities that were previously difficult or impossible to achieve.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

On Thursday, he arrived in court wearing a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, khaki trousers and black-rimmed glasses.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some of them know they need glasses but haven’t gotten their eyes checked or bought their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

I wipe away the sticky circled residue left by half-drunk glasses, and I close the books splayed open with broken spines and tuck them back on the shelf.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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