Overview of noun spectacles

The noun spectacles has 1 sense

• spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses -- (optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision)

Overview of noun spectacle

The noun spectacle has 3 senses

• spectacle -- (something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape")


• spectacle -- (an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale)


• spectacle -- (a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself)