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View synonyms for spectacles

spectacles

/ ˈspɛktəkəlz /

plural noun

  1. Often (informal) shortened to: specsa pair of glasses for correcting defective vision

  2. cricket a score of 0 in each innings of a match

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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They found a pair of her father’s vintage spectacles and fragments of his sculptures, assembled from knickknacks and everyday objects.

The state visit and its various spectacles largely took place behind the walls of Windsor Castle.

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There's a crammed schedule squeezed into a day and a half, most of it dedicated to royal spectacles.

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If American fans cross that line of interfering with play, they will rightly face condemnation for ruining what should be one of the great spectacles in sport.

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The incident comes barely a week after a group of tourists were filmed blocking migrating wildebeest at Kenya's Maasai Mara during the annual wildlife migration - one of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles.

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