specs

also specks (spĕks)

pl.n. Informal

Eyeglasses; spectacles.

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specs

(spɛks)

pl n

1. (Medicine) short for spectacles

2. short for specifications. See specification

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

specs

(spɛks)

n.pl. Informal.

1. spectacles; eyeglasses.

2. specifications.

[1800–10; by shortening]

specs

(speks)

short for spectacles.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

specs - optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

eyeglasses, glasses, spectacles

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

nosepiece, bridge - the link between two lenses; rests on the nose

frame - the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

goggles - tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes

lorgnette - eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle

optical instrument - an instrument designed to aid vision

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; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

نَظَّارَات

brýle

briller

silmälasit

specifikacija

gleraugu

occhiali

眼鏡

안경

brilles

specifikationer

แว่นตา

gözlük özellikler

kính đeo mắt

眼镜

specs

¹ [speks] NPL → gafas fpl, anteojos mpl (LAm), lentes mpl (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

specs

[ˈspɛks] npl → lunettes fpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

specs

(inf) → Brille f

abbr of specifications

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

specs

[spɛks] npl (fam) → occhiali mpl

specs

→ نَظَّارَات brýle briller Brille ματογυάλια gafas silmälasit lunettes specifikacija occhiali 眼鏡 안경 bril briller okulary óculos очки specifikationer แว่นตา özellikler kính đeo mắt 眼镜

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"And I'll tell yer more 'n all," said Andy; "I specs you'd better be making tracks for dem hosses,--mighty sudden, too, for I hearn Missis 'quirin' arter yer,--so you've stood foolin' long enough."

Now, you see, get all dese yer hosses loose, caperin' permiscus round dis yer lot and down to de wood dar, and I spec Mas'r won't be off in a hurry."

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The neighbour ran, and in came a brisk little old lady in cap and specs, with a bundle of herbs under her arm, which she at once applied in all sorts of funny ways, explaining their virtues as she clapped a plantain poultice here, put a pounded catnip plaster there, or tied a couple of mullein leaves round the sufferer's throat.

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Then did Miss Patty lay down her knitting, take off her specs, rub them, put them on again, and for the first time look at Anne as at a human being.

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Mash his face!" That guy with the specs was I, and I got my face mashed, too, though I had the presence of mind to take off my glasses at the first.

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"She caught up her knitting, which had dropped out of her hands, gave me a sharp look through her specs, and said, in her short way, `Finish the chapter, and don't be impertinent, miss'."

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Sometimes he spec he'll go 'way, en den agin he spec he'll stay.

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I never lay better, ate or drank better, or conversed with men of better sense than there." Poets and authors greeted him in verse, he was "Kind Richy Spec, the friend to a' distressed," "Dear Spec," and many stories are told of his doings among these new-found friends.

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'And of them Dodson and Foggs, as does these sort o' things on spec,' continued Mr.

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She say she spec' Mars Tom gwine to ax me to whitewash, an' so she tole me go 'long an' 'tend to my own business -- she 'lowed SHE'D 'tend to de whitewashin'."

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spec.) and an Oryctes, both extremely numerous under dung.

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"Don't you think one of the daughters would be a good spec for me, Ma'am?"

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