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spyglass

/ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/

spyglass noun: a small portable telescope.

spyglass: a small portable telescope
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Noun

spyglass (plural spyglasses)

  1. A small portable telescope.
  2. (regional, uncommon) A pair of binoculars.

spyglass meaning in Urdu and Bengali

spyglass in Urdu

چھوٹی دوربین

spyglass in Bengali

ছোট টেলিস্কোপ, দূরবীন

Forms of spyglass

pluralspyglasses

Origin of spyglass

From spy + glass.

Questions about spyglass

What does spyglass mean?
Spyglass means a small portable telescope.
What is spyglass in Urdu?
Spyglass in Urdu is چھوٹی دوربین. See Spyglass meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is spyglass?
Spyglass is a noun.
How do you pronounce spyglass?
Spyglass is pronounced /ˈspaɪˌɡlæs/ (US).
What is the plural of spyglass?
The plural of spyglass is spyglasses.

Words near spyglass in the dictionary

  1. spyeing
  2. spyes
  3. spyess
  4. spyesses
  5. Spygate
  6. spyglass
  7. spyglasses
  8. spyhole
  9. spyholes
  10. spyhop
  11. spyhopped

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: spyglass (page history and authors); spyglass (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); spyglass (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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