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Meaning gloss meaning

What does gloss mean?

gloss

— noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text — verb provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase — verb (= annotate) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases He annotated on what his teacher had written — verb give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing — noun (= glossary) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field — noun (= polish) the property of being smooth and shiny — noun (= semblance, color, colour) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading 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 — verb (= color, colour) give a deceptive explanation or excuse for color a lie

Synonyms gloss synonyms

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gloss English » English

polish shine comment lustre luster glaze exposition commentary explanation annotate glossiness burnish interpretation colour color annotation varnish sheen glossary coat semblance rubric notation lustrousness gloze furbish expound explain excuse description cover up brightness account window dressing wax walk-through veneer tempering stress spread on splendour softness smoothness smoothen smooth smear sleekness sleek side notes short commentary

Topics gloss topics

What do people use gloss to talk about?
States Quality Light

Shiny

Conjugation gloss conjugation

How do you conjugate gloss?

gloss · verb

Examples gloss examples

How do I use gloss in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I can't find my lip gloss.

Movie subtitles

Assure that gives a gloss of varnish to the hair.
And I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people which would be worn in their newest gloss, not cast aside so soon.
Don't gloss over it, Anat, we failed!
If you're trying to kill us, at least let me put on some lip gloss.
The glint in your hair, the dancing lights in your eyes, the inviting gloss on your sensuous lips, your heady perfume.
Don't waste good lip gloss.
I've been silent too long to gloss over the facts.
Do you need some Chap Stick or lip gloss?
I use my grand IQ to decide what color gloss to wear and how to hit three keggers before curfew.
I used the gloss to give them a sensual quality.
A slick Hollywood picture to gloss over my evil rise to power like Bugsy or Working Girl.
And may God have mercy on your lip gloss.
Do we have enough 80-pound rich gloss?
I just gloss over it.
I tried to gloss things over a little. in my letters.
Under the gloss, she's quite a character.
We'll gloss over that.
Oh, well, I guess even a princess can run a little low on lip gloss.
Be ready to give us a little gloss and glitter.
There. It's only a temporary swelling. - A little lip gloss, and no one'll be any wiser.
And not self-serving gloss, but the raw data they base their conclusions on.
Shumway lip gloss.
No, Marcie, let's not gloss over this.
What is it? Do you need some Chap Stick or lip gloss?
You know, I can gloss over my whole life story.
She wasn't expecting to find us in such a place. - I tried to gloss things over a little. in my letters.
You must therefore be content to slubber the gloss of your new fortunes with this more stubborn and boisterous expedition.
I do gloss over everything, and I'm terrified I'm gonna make the same mistakes with her that I made with you.
But those questions you can gloss over.
Haven't you noticed that suddenly everyone's a blonde with cherry lip gloss?
You wake up each morning, pull out the lip gloss, the rouge.
The kind that doesn't gloss over things just because they're a little uncomfortable.
Hey, let's go to the mall and shoplift some lip gloss.
You can only put on so much lip gloss, princess!
I was looking for my lip gloss.
You need the radio on to look for your lip gloss?

News and current affairs

And yet attempts to view canine smarts as cut from the same cloth as human intelligence gloss over a lot of the details about how dogs and humans operate.
While the obstacles are not yet sufficiently serious to derail the ongoing recovery, only a fool would gloss over them.
Thus, the meeting in Mainz will be one of those diplomatic courtesy calls that gloss over important bilateral differences.
The CPS survey was never designed to do this, but it offered the most favorable gloss on the Bush administration's dreadful record on employment.
I admit that the IMF has its faults, and I don't aim to gloss over them.
But this concern and sensibility is a little too self-congratulatory, for it allows Europeans to gloss over the very real problems they now have with their own vaunted social solidarity.

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