Synonyms and antonyms of Glasses, lenses and contact lenses in British Thesaurus

bifocals (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

bridge (noun)

the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose

contact (noun)

informal a contact lens

contact lens (noun)

a plastic lens that you wear in your eye to help you see more clearly

dark glasses (noun)

sunglasses with very dark lenses, often worn by someone who does not want to be recognized

earpiece (noun)

one of the parts of a pair of glasses that fits over your ears

eyeglass (noun)

a monocle

eyeglasses (noun)

American glasses

eyewear (noun)

glasses and contact lenses

four-eyes (noun)

impolite an insulting word for someone who wears glasses

frames (noun)

the part of a pair of glasses that holds the glass or plastic lenses and has pieces that go over your ears

gas permeable lens (noun)

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

glasses (noun)

an object that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better. You usually get your glasses from an optician

goggles (noun)

special glasses that protect your eyes, for example when you are using a dangerous machine or when you are swimming

gold-rimmed (adjective)

gold-rimmed glasses have a frame that is made of gold or is covered in gold

horn-rimmed (adjective)

horn-rimmed spectacles have a thick dark plastic frame

lens (noun)

a piece of curved glass or plastic that makes things seem smaller, bigger, or clearer

lens (noun)

a contact lens

monocle (noun)

a glass lens for one eye, used in the past to help you to see better

opticals (noun)

Indian English glasses that you wear to see

pince-nez (noun)

old-fashioned glasses that are held in place over your eyes only by a part that fits tightly on your nose

Polaroid ()

a substance on glass or plastic that reduces the brightness of the sun

rimless (adjective)

rimless glasses have no frames around the lenses

shades (noun)

informal a pair of sunglasses

specs (noun)

informal glasses that you wear to see with

spectacles (noun)

formal glasses that you wear to see

sunglasses (noun)

glasses with dark lenses that you wear to protect your eyes when the sun is bright

sunnies (noun)

Australianinformal sunglasses