GLOSS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • semblance (what does semblance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
   • he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
   • the situation soon took on a different color
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appearance (what does appearance mean?)
   • visual aspect (what does visual aspect mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • color of law (what does color of law mean?)
   • colour of law (what does colour of law mean?)
   • simulacrum (what does simulacrum mean?)
   • face value (what does face value mean?)
   • guise (what does guise mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretext (what does pretext mean?)
   • disguise (what does disguise mean?)
   • camouflage (what does camouflage mean?)
   • verisimilitude (what does verisimilitude mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the property of being smooth and shiny
   Synonym(s)
   • burnish (what does burnish mean?)
   • glossiness (what does glossiness mean?)
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • radiance (what does radiance mean?)
   • radiancy (what does radiancy mean?)
   • shine (what does shine mean?)
   • effulgence (what does effulgence mean?)
   • refulgence (what does refulgence mean?)
   • refulgency (what does refulgency mean?)
   • smoothness (what does smoothness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • French polish (what does French polish mean?)
   • glaze (what does glaze mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • buff (what does buff mean?)
   • burnish (what does burnish mean?)
   • furbish (what does furbish mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   • smooth (what does smooth mean?)
   • smoothen (what does smoothen mean?)
   • shine (what does shine mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge
   • usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
   Synonym(s)
   • glossary (what does glossary mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wordbook (what does wordbook mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • comment (what does comment mean?)
   • annotate (what does annotate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
   Synonym(s)
   • rubric (what does rubric mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explanation (what does explanation mean?)
   • account (what does account mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • comment (what does comment mean?)
   • annotate (what does annotate mean?)

GLOSS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • gloss or excuse
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • color a lie
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • apologize (what does apologize mean?)
   • apologise (what does apologise mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • rationalize (what does rationalize mean?)
   • rationalise (what does rationalise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • semblance (what does semblance mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
2. Meaning
   • provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • translate (what does translate mean?)
   • interpret (what does interpret mean?)
   • render (what does render mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • glossary (what does glossary mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • rubric (what does rubric mean?)
3. Meaning
   • provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
   Synonym(s)
   • annotate (what does annotate mean?)
   • comment (what does comment mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He annotated on what his teacher had written
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interpret (what does interpret mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • note (what does note mean?)
   • annotation (what does annotation mean?)
   • notation (what does notation mean?)
   • comment (what does comment mean?)
   • commentary (what does commentary mean?)
   • glossary (what does glossary mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • rubric (what does rubric mean?)
4. Meaning
   • give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
   Hypernyms(s) gloss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   • smooth (what does smooth mean?)
   • smoothen (what does smoothen mean?)
   • shine (what does shine mean?)
   See Also
   • gloss over (what does gloss over mean?)
   • skate over (what does skate over mean?)
   • smooth over (what does smooth over mean?)
   • slur over (what does slur over mean?)
   • skimp over (what does skimp over mean?)
   • whitewash (what does whitewash mean?)
   • gloss over (what does gloss over mean?)
   • sleek over (what does sleek over mean?)
   • hush up (what does hush up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • glossiness (what does glossiness mean?)
   • burnish (what does burnish mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • rub (what does rub mean?)