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- [glas, glahs]
- /glæs, glɑs/
- /ɡlɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glas, glahs]
- /glæs, glɑs/
Definitions of glasses word
- noun glasses Carter, 1858–1946, U.S. statesman. 1
- noun glasses Philip, born 1937, U.S. composer. 1
- adjective glasses made of glass: a glass tray. 1
- adjective glasses furnished or fitted with panes of glass; glazed. 1
- verb with object glasses to fit with panes of glass. 1
- verb with object glasses cover with or encase in glass. 1
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Origin of glasses
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English glas (noun), Old English glæs; cognate with Dutch, German Glas
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Parts of speech for Glasses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glasses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
glasses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glasses
noun glasses
- spectacles — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
- rims — the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- pince-nez — a pair of glasses held on the face by a spring that grips the nose.
- cheaters — eyeglasses, esp. dark glasses
- shades — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
Top questions with glasses
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- how to clean glasses?
- how many glasses of water a day?
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