# glasses

Pronunciation: US say "GLAS-iz" /ˈɡlæsɪz/; UK say "GLAH-siz" /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/

## Noun

1. A frame holding two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct or aid vision.
   - Simple: Two lenses in a frame that you wear on your face to help you see better.
   - _The optometrist adjusted the frames so her new glasses sat comfortably on her nose._
   - _He kept losing his glasses until he started wearing them on a cord around his neck._
2. Plural of glass. — plural of glass
   - Simple: Plural of glass. Use this form when you mean more than one glass.
   - _The waiter arranged a dozen wine glasses on a silver tray._
   - _She rinsed the glasses and set them out on the counter to dry._
3. A pair of joined tubes fitted with lenses, held to the eyes for viewing distant objects; binoculars.
   - Simple: Two joined tubes with lenses that you hold up to your eyes to see things far away.
   - _The captain trained his glasses on the distant vessel slipping along the horizon._
   - _She lifted the glasses to her eyes and scanned the far ridge for any movement._

## Verb

4. Third-person singular simple present of glass. — third-person singular simple present indicative of glass
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of glass. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The conservator carefully glasses each framed print before it goes on the wall._
   - _From the ridge, the guide glasses the far slope for elk before letting the hunters move._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/glasses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).