1. spectacles
noun. ['ˈspɛktəkəlz'] optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.
Synonyms
- goggles
- optical instrument
- eyeglasses
- shades
- glasses
- specs
- lorgnette
- pince-nez
- frame
- dark glasses
- bridge
- nosepiece
- bifocals
Antonyms
- bottom
- disconnect
- unconnectedness
- disjoin
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Words that Rhyme with Spectacles
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How do you pronounce spectacles?
Pronounce spectacles as ˈspɛktəkəlz.
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Example sentences of the word spectacles
1. Noun, plural
Dig through junk drawers to see if you can unearth an old pair of spectacles or an old pipe.
Quotes containing the word 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