specs

[speks]

specs

[speks]
plural noun Informal.
1.
spectacles; eyeglasses.

Origin:
1800–10; by shortening

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Specs is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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spec

[spek] noun, adjective, verb, spec'd or specked or specced, spec'·ing or speck·ing or spec·cing.
noun
1.
Usually, specs. specification (def. 2).
adjective
3.
built, done, bought, etc., as a speculation: the construction of spec houses.
verb (used with object)
4.
to provide specifications for: Their newest truck was spec'd by a computer.
5.
on spec, made, built, or done with hopes of but no assurance of payment or a sale; without commitment by a client or buyer: ad illustrations done on spec; luxury homes built on spec and sold before completion.

Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; by shortening

spec·’er, speck·er, noun
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specs (spɛks)
 
pl n
1.  short for spectacles
2.  See specification short for specifications

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specs definition

[spɛks]
  1. n.
    eyeglasses; spectacles. : I need specs to find where I left my specs.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
specs
  1. specifications

  2. spectacles (eyeglasses)

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