spectacle

«spectacle» in Mova's school dictionary: a striking or strange sight that people stare at — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural spectacles)

meaning for a pupil

1) A spectacle is a striking or strange sight that people stare at. tree →

2) (plural) Spectacles are glasses worn on the face to help the eyes see. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a spectacle is a shocking or grand scene that people gather to watch, often a frightening one

examples

• He was amazed at this frightful spectacle. tree →
• The crowd gathered to watch the spectacle. tree →
• Grandad put on his spectacles to read. tree →

note

nothing for maths; «spectacles» means glasses, not a number

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «spectacle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.