1. spectacles

noun. ['ˈspɛktəkəlz'] optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.

Rhymes with Spectacles

• abels
• ables
• accruals
• ackles
• acquittals
• adjustables
• admirals
• advertorials
• aerials
• agrochemicals
• ahles
• aisles
• ambles
• angels
• angles
• animals
• ankles
• annals
• annuals
• apostles

How do you pronounce spectacles?

Pronounce spectacles as ˈspɛktəkəlz.

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Sentences with spectacles

1. Noun, plural
Dig through junk drawers to see if you can unearth an old pair of spectacles or an old pipe.

Quotes about spectacles

1. A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love.
- Friedrich Nietzsche

2. When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I won't miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the 'Eventocracy.' All this flashy 'art-fair art' and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event.
- Jerry Saltz

3. Myrnin turned away to pick up his Ben Franklin spectacles, balanced them on his nose, and looked over them to say, "Don't do drugs. I feel I ought to say that.
- Rachel Caine, Ghost Town