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PRONUNCIATION OF GRANNY SPECS

granny specs  [ˈɡrænɪ speks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANNY SPECS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Granny specs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRANNY SPECS


apoplex
ˈæpəˌpleks
card-index
ˈkɑːdˌɪndeks
carnifex
ˈkɑːnɪˌfeks
diplex
ˈdaɪpleks
fedex
ˈfedˌeks
frutex
ˈfruːteks
heteroduplex
ˌhetərəʊˈdjuːpleks
homosex
ˌhəʊməʊˈseks
Lastex
ˈlasteks
metroplex
ˈmetrəʊˌpleks
plex
pleks
prex
preks
silvex
ˈsɪlveks
sorex
ˈsɔːreks
sunspecs
ˈsʌnspeks
tippex
ˈtɪpeks
vibex
ˈvaɪbeks
zex
zeks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRANNY SPECS

grannam
grannie
grannies
grannom
granny
granny annexe
granny bond
granny farm
granny flat
granny glasses
granny knot
Granny Smith
granny´s knot
grannyish
granodiorite
granodioritic
granola
granolith
granolithic
granophyre

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRANNY SPECS

aquatics
basics
classics
comics
consumer electronics
cosmetics
dynamics
economics
electronics
forensics
graphics
logistics
lyrics
mathematics
pecs
physics
politics
specifics
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Synonyms and antonyms of granny specs in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «granny specs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRANNY SPECS

Find out the translation of granny specs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of granny specs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «granny specs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老太规格
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ficha de la abuelita
570 millions of speakers

English

granny specs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दादी चश्मा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المواصفات الجدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бабушка спецификации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

especificações da avó
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃদ্ধা চশমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fiche de grand-mère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spesifikasi nenek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oma Daten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おばあちゃんの仕様
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

할머니 사양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nenek spesifikasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thông số kỹ thuật granny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாட்டி கண்ணாடியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आजी चष्मा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anneanne özellikleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

specifiche nonna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

specyfikacje babcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бабуся специфікації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Specificatii bunicuță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

specs γιαγιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouma specs
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

granny specs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

granny specs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of granny specs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANNY SPECS»

The term «granny specs» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANNY SPECS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about granny specs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANNY SPECS»

Discover the use of granny specs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to granny specs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Family Affairs: A History of the Family in Twentieth-Century ...
In Carnaby Street and inthe PortobelloRoad guardsmen's tunics, 'granny' specs andshoes, kaftans—the contents ofaposhchild's dressingup box—filled the boutiques; amongthe most famous was Granny Takes a Trip. The irreverentuse ...
Mary Abbott, 2003
2
New York Magazine
Albert has abandoned his granny specs but not the granny coif. The workman who once drove by Grossman's Xanadu and asked, "Who is that little old Italian woman squatting in the strawberry fields?" was neither naive nor myopic in failing to ...
3
Flying Magazine
From granny specs to google goggles, the array is unlimited and goofy and bilious and fun. But how many cast a sufficiently “cool" shadow on the poor, tortured retina is anybody's guess. In the midst of all the eye-opening new styles stands a ...
4
The Courage Consort
Behind the wheel, a smart young man was keeping aneyeout for British singers through a pair of very cool granny specs. He was Jan van Hoeidonck, the director of the Benelux Contemporary Music Festival. Spotting his overdressedguests ...
Michel Faber, 2005
5
Hollywood Hype and Audiences: Selling and Watching Popular ...
... 'granny specs' based on those worn by Oldman as Prince Vlad. Judging by both cultural profile and commercial performance, the assembly, Bram Stoker's Dracula 1 27.
Thomas Austin, 2002
6
25 Albums that Rocked the World
Required for the part to shed his Beatle locks, he adopted the granny specs that soon became his trademark, stared into the mirror, and wondered what the future might bring for an unemployed Beatle. Back in England at the end of filming, ...
Chris Charlesworth, 2009
7
Lily Whites of Steel
Why don't you loose the tight bun and granny specs and live a little? I've got time. You're a self-possessed original in spite of your weird eighteenth-century-esque frigidity. Not like all the other vapid idiots in this town who live on the artificial ...
Lindsay Evelyn Hamilton, 2013
8
The People of Denendeh: Ethnohistory of the Indians of ...
The contrast between them and the school generation is just as one would see outside. The ''younger generation'' today is wearing granny specs, while the older generation is in standard horn rims, often with silver trim, that one finds outside.
June Helm, 2000
9
Bare Bones: A Novel
asked the CSU tech with the granny specs. “Offer him a doughnut, you've got a buddy for life.” Red sun flashed off a lens as she turned to look at the chow. “Boyd hits, we dig,” Larabee went on. “We find any human remains our anthropologist ...
Kathy Reichs, 2003
10
The Art And Music Of John Lennon
He also used the opportunity to adopt the National Health 'granny specs' that later became a trademark; previously, only a handful of Beatles photos had caught Lennon wearing (hornrimmed) spectacles, as he preferred to squint or wear ...
Peter Doggett, 2009

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANNY SPECS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term granny specs is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mobilegeddon-is-Here-5-Tips-for-Surviving-Googles-Mobile …
The notion is valid that mobile users should get results that enable them to see a page without squinting (through their Google granny specs?) ... «EContent, Apr 15»
2
Great performances: Mark Rylance in Jerusalem
Best of all was the moment when Rylance was left alone and had to hunt for his carefully concealed granny specs to read the small print on his ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
3
9 Disney Princes Do Sexy Naked Christian Grey Realness
7. Milo Yes, Oh Yes, Oh Yes. The pendant? The granny specs? The tighty briefs? Hipster hotness! Movie: Atlantis: The Lost Empire ... «moviepilot.com, Mar 15»
4
Prom-spiration
Quickly came the 'big reveal' in which a tweeze, a hair snip and major red dress later showed that the girl hiding behind those granny specs ... «Very Blog, Apr 14»
5
Chuck Negron was the 'One' at Happy Together 2013
Following the intermission, Negron, 71, took the stage, looking sharp in frosted spiked hair, beard, blue granny specs and a long white jacket. «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, Jul 13»
6
Birkin girl: no pain, no Jane
Her eyes, still wide, are framed by granny specs. The effect is effortlessly chic, and makes me briefly determined to buy my own olive T-shirt, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
7
Gandhi is dandy but tikka is quicker
Gandhi, in dhoti and granny specs, his hands held thus far apart as if to indicate the size of the great celibate's . . . what? and captioned "On His ... «New Statesman, Mar 11»
8
Wimbledon day 11 as it happened
There are enormous Rachel Zoe-style face-hiders, retro Raybans, outmoded Lennon-style granny specs and a decent smattering of clip-ons. «BBC Sport, Jul 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Granny specs [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/granny-specs>. Apr 2024 ».
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