goggles

Swimmer's eye shields

Goggles are protective eyewear that fit snugly against the face, shielding eyes from water, wind, debris, or bright light.

Unlike glasses, goggles form a seal around the eye socket: swimming goggles, ski goggles, safety goggles.

The word is always plural, like glasses or spectacles.

To goggle is to stare with wide eyes.

swimming

pool

Collective fund or basin

  • chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
  • lapOne complete circuit
  • divingEntering water deliberately

watertight · seal · tinted · anti-fog · competitive · freestyle · backstroke · breaststroke · snorkel · mask

safety

PPE

Hazard-shielding work attire

  • industrialOf factories and production
  • workshopPlace for making or learning
  • ANSIAmerican technical standards organization

impact-resistant · polycarbonate · shatterproof · OSHA · laboratory · welding · grinding · construction · ventilated · hazard

ski

snow

Frozen crystalline precipitation

powder · alpine · downhill · slalom · helmet · glare · whiteout · ventilation · peripheral · spherical

virtual

VR

Simulated immersive environment

AR · display · 3D · simulation · gaming · Oculus · visor · haptic · metaverse · cyberpunk

military

tactical

Strategically planned

combat · desert · sandstorm · SWAT · assault · protective · battlefield · camouflage · mounted · mil-spec

steampunk

Victorian

Of a prim era

  • brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
  • gearsToothed rotating machine parts
  • costumeClothing for portrayal

aesthetic · retrofuturism · leather · rivets · aviator · dirigible · clockwork · cosplay · dystopian · industrial

aviation

pilot

One who steers aircraft

aviator · flight · windscreen · altitude · vintage · Amelia Earhart · Red Baron · airfield · propeller · aerobatic

Categories
Opposites
eye protection level

gogglesnaked eyes

Unassisted human vision

spectacles · glasses · reading glasses · contact lenses · monocle

eye exposure

gogglesopen eyes

State of alertness

vision obstruction vs. clarity

gogglesblindfold

Sight-blocking eye cover

blinders · eye mask · sleep mask

Phrases
Family

goggle, goggled, goggling, goggle-eyed

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G