Spectacles
/ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts10 letters
Definition of Spectacles
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.
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SYNONYMS
pair of spectaclesspectaclespageantshoweyeglassesglassesspecspair of eyeglassespair of glassespair of specs