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specs

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈspɛks// UK //spˈɛks// specs Informal

n. short for spectacles or glasses. You use this word when talking about the eyewear people wear to see better.

n. a colloquial shortening of 'spectacles', referring to corrective eyewear. Pluralia tantum; always takes a plural verb.


SIMPLE

He cleaned his specs with a soft cloth.

CONTEXTUAL

She adjusted her specs before reading the small print on the menu.

COMPLEX

The character's thick specs served as a visual shorthand for his intellectual rigidity, framing his eyes in a way that emphasized his detached, analytical gaze.

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