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Goggle vs Spectacles - What's the difference?

goggle | spectacles |

As nouns the difference between goggle and spectacles

is that goggle is a wide-eyed stare while spectacles is .

As a verb goggle

is to stare (at something) with wide eyes.

goggle

English

Verb

(goggl)
  • to stare (at something) with wide eyes
  • *
  • to roll the eyes
  • * Hudibras
    • And wink and goggle like an owl.

    Noun

    (goggles) (en noun)
  • a wide-eyed stare
  • (in the plural) a pair of protective eyeglasses

    • Derived terms

    * goggle box * beer goggles * love goggles

    spectacles

    English

    (wikipedia spectacles)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

    • Synonyms

    * eyeglasses (US), glasses, pair of eyeglasses (US), pair of glasses, pair of specs (colloquial), pair of spectacles, specs (colloquial)

    See also

    * bespectacled * bifocals * contact, contact lens * eyepiece * lens * monocle * pince-nez * shades * sunglasses * sunnies * varifocals * * ----