Gloss

Definition:

(n.) Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.
(n.) A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.
(v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.
(n.) A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.
(n.) An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.
(n.) A false or specious explanation.
(v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.
(v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.
(v. i.) To make comments; to comment; to explain.
(v. i.) To make sly remarks, or insinuations.

Compare gloss with other words:

floss vs. gloss

gloss vs. glossa

gloss vs. gross

glass vs. gloss

bright vs. gloss

gloss vs. glossist

gloss vs. glosser

gloss vs. glossarial

gloss vs. politure

gloss vs. glossator

explain vs. gloss

content vs. gloss

annotation vs. gloss

gloss vs. postil

gloss vs. glossed

flatness vs. gloss

apostil vs. gloss

brightness vs. gloss

gloss vs. gloze

gloss vs. median

gloss vs. misrepresent

annotate vs. gloss

false vs. gloss

discussion vs. gloss

gloss vs. lexicon

discourse vs. gloss

gloss vs. statute

explanation vs. gloss

gloss vs. misleading

commentary vs. gloss

deliberately vs. gloss

extensive vs. gloss

collection vs. gloss

between vs. gloss

gloss vs. margin

expression vs. gloss

gloss vs. insert

complex vs. gloss

difficult vs. gloss

gloss vs. translation

brief vs. gloss

explanatory vs. gloss

gloss vs. polish

gloss vs. shiny

deception vs. gloss

gloss vs. glossy

gloss vs. veneer

front vs. gloss

gloss vs. sheen

gleam vs. gloss

brilliance vs. gloss

appearance vs. gloss

attractive vs. gloss

deceptively vs. gloss

gloss vs. lustre

gloss vs. shine

gloss vs. luster

gloss vs. surface

gloss vs. patina

gloss vs. varnish

gloss vs. glossary