glasses

/glæsəz/

/ˈglɑsɪz/

Glasses are what you wear to help you see better if you have less than perfect eyesight. Some people need glasses to see far-away things, while others only use glasses for reading. And some people wear glasses just to look stylish or smart!

Most glasses have a stiff frame with prescription lenses inside. If your vision is less than 20/20 — if you have trouble reading what a teacher writes on a blackboard or find yourself holding your book very far away from your face to make out the words — you might need glasses. You can also call them "spectacles" or "eyeglasses," or if you only wear them to shield your eyes from the sun, "sunglasses."

Definitions of glasses

1. noun

   optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
   synonyms: eyeglasses, specs, spectacles

   types:

   bifocals

   eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision

   goggles

   tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes

   lorgnette

   eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle

   pince-nez

   spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring

   dark glasses, shades, sunglasses

   spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

   type of:

   optical instrument

   an instrument designed to aid vision