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spectacles
 
Noun spectacle has 3 senses
  1. spectacle - something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
    --1 is a kind of     optical instrument; sight; optical instrument; sight
    --1 has parts: bridge, nosepiece
    --1 has particulars:
     goggles; lorgnette; pince-nez; sunglasses, dark glasses, shades; 1 of 3 senses of spectacle ; spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses; goggles; lorgnette; pince-nez; sunglasses, dark glasses, shades; 1 of 3 senses of spectacle
  2. spectacle - an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
    --2 is a kind of     display, presentation; display, presentation
    --2 has particulars:
     bullfight, corrida; naumachy, naumachia; spectacle; bullfight, corrida; naumachy, naumachia
  3. spectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
    --3 is a kind of     blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo; blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
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