noun
Meaning 1
plural of glass
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
glasses
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/
-
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡlasɪz/
-
UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
US: /ˈɡlæsɪz/
-
rhymes with -ɑːsɪz
-
CMU ARPABET: G L AE1 S AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
-
CMU ARPABET 2: G L AE1 S IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Field glasses; binoculars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of glass
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spectacles, specs, eyeglasses
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: optical instrument
Narrower terms: bifocals, goggles, lorgnette, pince-nez, sunglasses, dark glasses, shades
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context