SPECTACLES
/ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
16
Scrabble
20
WWF
S(1) P(3) E(1) C(3) T(1) A(1) C(3) L(1) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
/ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
noun
- Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.“I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.”
- Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.“Spouses should make a great pair.”
- Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)“a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans”
- A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.“A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.”
- A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
noun
- An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.“The horse race was a thrilling spectacle.”
- An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.“He made a spectacle out of himself.”
- (usually in the plural) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.
- An aid to the intellectual sight.
- A spyglass; a looking-glass.
noun
- A 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.
Source: Wiktionary
