goggles
goggles Lexical Profile
goggles Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Close-fitting protective glasses, often equipped with side shields, designed to protect the eyes from glare, dust, water, or chemical hazards.
"She adjusted her swimming goggles tightly before diving into the pool."
An electronic headset or visor worn over the eyes to display virtual reality, augmented reality, or stereoscopic video.
"The trainees wore virtual reality goggles to safely practice operating the heavy machinery."
• verb
To stare with wide and bulging eyes, typically in amazement, wonder, or shock.
"The children goggled at the towering dinosaur skeleton in the natural history museum."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to protective eyewear, 'goggles' is treated as a plural noun (e.g., 'The goggles are clear'). The singular 'goggle' is primarily used as a verb.
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived in the late 14th century from the verb 'goggle' (to look asquint or with bulging eyes), which is of uncertain origin but possibly related to an imitating sound for choking or bulging. The noun form emerged in the 1700s for protective glasses.