Meaning & use
moon shaped glasses
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Meanings
nounplural
Eyeglasses with round lenses that look like a full moon, worn as a fashion item.
Grammar: Always plural in form; use a pair of when counting: a pair of moon-shaped glasses.
Patterns
- a pair of moon shaped glasses
- wear moon shaped glasses
She wore moon shaped glasses with thin gold frames in the photo.
The shop sells moon shaped glasses in several lens colors.
He bought a pair of moon shaped glasses for the festival.
nounpluralinformal
Sunglasses whose lenses are round and dark, often worn to look stylish rather than for sport.
Grammar: Plural noun; takes a plural verb: the glasses are on the table.
Patterns
- moon shaped sunglasses
Those moon shaped glasses made him look like a musician from the 1970s.
She pushed her moon shaped sunglasses up onto her head.
Common combinations
- wear moon shaped glasses
- He likes to wear moon shaped glasses at parties.
- a pair of moon shaped glasses
- I need a pair of moon shaped glasses for the costume.
- round moon shaped lenses
- The round moon shaped lenses suit her face.
- moon shaped sunglasses
- Moon shaped sunglasses are popular again this summer.
Synonyms and how they differ
- round glasses
- A more general term for any glasses with circular lenses; moon shaped glasses is a more descriptive, fashion-oriented phrase.
Word family
- glasses noun
- The general word for a pair of lenses worn to help you see.
- sunglasses noun
- Glasses with dark lenses that protect the eyes from bright light.
Commonly confused: moon shaped glasses or moon glasses?
moon shaped glasses vs moon glasses
This shorter form is not a standard phrase; use moon shaped glasses or round glasses instead.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly?
Choose one answer.
Glasses for the eyes is a plural noun, so you say a pair of moon shaped glasses. Option 1 is missing the pair of, and options 3 and 4 use the singular glass, which means the material or a drinking cup, not eyewear.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “moon shaped glasses”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.