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noun
a pair of glasses with special lenses that let you see things that are near if you look through the bottom part, and see things that are far away if you look through the top part
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noun
a pair of glasses with special lenses that let you see things that are near if you look through the bottom part, and see things that are far away if you look through the top part
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sunglasses with very dark lenses, often worn by someone who does not want to be recognized
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the part of a pair of glasses that holds the glass or plastic lenses and has pieces that go over your ears
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a type of contact lens (=a piece of plastic you wear on your eye so that you can see clearly) that allows air to reach your eye
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an object that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better. You usually get your glasses from an optician
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special glasses that protect your eyes, for example when you are using a dangerous machine or when you are swimming
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old-fashioned glasses that are held in place over your eyes only by a part that fits tightly on your nose
a substance on glass or plastic that reduces the brightness of the sun
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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text
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