Glasses Meaning
/ˈɡlɑːsɪz/, /ˈɡlasɪz/, /ˈɡlæsɪz/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounplural of glass
"Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot]."— 1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 323:
nounSpectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
nounField glasses; binoculars.
"He had his Zeiss glasses in his hand. "I focused it before it got over the trees," said he."— 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
verbthird-person singular simple present indicative of glass
Sentence Examples
Your glasses fell on the floor.
I want a few empty glasses.
The tiny print was hard to read without my glasses.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She needs to wear her ____ to read the small print in the book.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He has been wearing ____ since he was in kindergarten to help him see the whiteboard more clearly at school.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She needs to wear her ____ to read the small print in the book.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He has been wearing ____ since he was in kindergarten to help him see the whiteboard more clearly at school.