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Definition of "sunglass" [sun•glass]

  • A convex lens used to focus the sun's rays and produce heat, especially for ignition. (noun)
  • Eyeglasses with tinted or polarizing lenses to protect the eyes from the sun's glare. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sunglass" in a sentence
  • "Bullies at school will be met with federal agents' sunglass'd stares instead of lunch money or swirlies."
  • "Glasses $2200 with magnetic sunglasses and since he lost the last set in a year we bought an extra magnetic sunglass for an additional $400 pesos."
  • "The cost, complete with two pairs of progressive (trifocal blended) lenses (one sunglass type) and the frames was around $2500 pesos."