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Definition of sunglasses noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sunglasses

noun
 
/ˈsʌnɡlɑːsɪz/
 
/ˈsʌnɡlæsɪz/
(also informal shades)
[plural]
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  1. a pair of glasses with dark glass in them that you wear to protect your eyes from bright light from the sun
    • a pair of sunglasses
    • Her sunglasses were perched on her head.
    see also dark glassesTopics Clothes and Fashiona2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dark
    • aviator
    • wrap-around
    … of sunglasses
    • pair
    verb + sunglasses
    • have on
    • wear
    • put on
    sunglasses + verb
    • be perched on something
    • perch on something
    preposition
    • behind your sunglasses
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