Phrase Hound found 146 phrases and 37 compound words that contain glasses. The most common are listed below. Open glasses in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 146
- reading glassesAny type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.
- safety glassesplural of safety glass: Any type of glass, such as toughened glass, laminated glass or wire mesh glass, with additional safety features that make it less likely to break, or less likely to pose a threat when broken.
- sun glassesAlternative form of sunglasses: Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.
- wine glassesplural of wine glass: A glass vessel, normally with a stem, from which wine is drunk.
- opera glassesplural of opera glass: A pair of small low-powered binoculars for use at a theatrical performance.
- rose-colored glassesA cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.
- prescription glassesGlasses made for a specific user; corrective spectacles.
- nose glassesA style of eyeglasses without earpieces, often attached to a cord or ribbon allowing them to be hung around the neck.
- pair of glassesA pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.
- I lost my glassesIndicates that the speaker has lost his or her glasses.
- John Lennon glassesA pair of eyeglasses (spectacles) with round lenses.
- birth control glassesThe brown-framed prescription eyeglasses issued to new recruits in the U.S. military, or similar glasses issued to inmates at certain state or federal prisons, and perceived as notoriously unattractive.
- field glassesbinoculars.
- Harry Potter glassesSynonym of John Lennon glasses: A pair of eyeglasses (spectacles) with round lenses.
- scissors-glasseseyeglasses with scissoring stems, used for distance vision
- Kanye glassesA style of sunglasses which have frames containing horizontal slats as opposed to tinted lenses.
- Groucho glassesA novelty pair of horn-rimmed glasses with attached eyebrows, plastic nose, and bushy mustache, caricaturing Groucho Marx.
- granny glassesSynonym of granny specs: A pair of spectacles with round lenses in a light metal frame.
- beer glassesplural of beer glass: A glass vessel, now frequently of a prescribed volume, for serving beer.
- ground glassesplural of ground glass: Glass having a rough, flat surface produced by abrasion or etching.
- musical glassesThe glass harp (musical instrument made up of a series of glasses) or similar earlier instrument.
- night glassesplural of night glass: A spyglass or binoculars with large diameter lenses, used to see objects better in the dark.
- object glassesplural of object glass: Synonym of objective (“part of a microscope, telescope, etc.”).
- Oxford glassesSynonym of pince-nez: Templeless eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose.
- shooting glassesA type of impact-resistant eyewear worn by shooters to prevent injury due to a cartridge or gun malfunction blowing hot gas or metal particles into the shooter's face.
Compound words 37
- eyeglassesSpectacles, glasses.
- glassholeA person who wears spectacle frames equipped with PDAs (especially with cameras) that display into the user's eyes, and who acts like a jerk or films inappropriately.
- glasseslikeResembling or characteristic of eyeglasses.
- glasseslessWithout glasses (spectacles).
- sunglassesTinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.
- smartglassesGlasses worn to provide software functions through augmented reality.
- mesoglassesplural of mesoglass: A glass (especially a spin glass) whose properties are evident on a mesoscopic scale
- backglassesplural of backglass: An upright graphic panel mounted on the front of the backbox and decorated with game artwork.
- beerglassesplural of beerglass: A glass vessel, now frequently of a prescribed volume, for serving beer.
- bioglassesplural of bioglass: bioactive glass