gloss

gloss
Synonyms and related words:
abuse of terms, acting, affectation, afterglow, air glow, alibi, allowance, amplification, analysis, annotate, annotation, apology, apparatus criticus, appearance, apply paint, attitudinizing, bedaub, bedizen, begild, belie, besmear, bilingual text, biographical dictionary, blind, bluff, bluffing, brightness, brush on paint, buff, burnish, butter, calcimine, camouflage, candescence, catachresis, cheating, chemical dictionary, clavis, cloak, coat, color, coloring, comment, comment upon, commentary, commentate, commentation, complexion, conceal, contort, contorting, cover, cover story, cover up, cover-up, creamy, crib, critical review, criticism, criticize, critique, cursoriness, dab, daub, deception, decipherment, decoding, decontamination, deep-dye, define, definition, delicate, delusion, desk dictionary, device, dialect dictionary, dictionary, dictionary of quotations, dip, disguise, dissemblance, dissembling, dissimulation, distemper, distort, distortion, double-dye, dress up, dye, edit, editorial, eggshell, eisegesis, electronics dictionary, elucidate, elucidation, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enamel, engild, epidermis, error, etymological dictionary, excuse, exegesis, explain, explanation, explicate, explication, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuative, exteriority, facade, face, faithful translation, fakery, faking, false air, false appearance, false front, false show, falsify, falsity, fast-dye, feigning, feint, finish, flat, flush, footnote, foreign-language dictionary, four-flushing, fraud, free translation, fresco, front, fudge, furbish, garble, garbling, gazetteer, general dictionary, geological dictionary, get one wrong, get wrong, gild, gilding, gilt, glance, glaze, gleam, glint, gloss, gloss over, glossary, glossiness, glow, gradus, grain, guise, handle, hide, hue, humbug, humbuggery, illuminate, imbue, imposture, incandescence, ingrain, interlinear, interlinear translation, interpret, interpretation, iridescent, japan, key, lacquer, lame excuse, lay on, lay on color, leader, leading article, lexicon, light, locus standi, loose translation, luster, make an edition, malentendu, malobservation, mask, masquerade, mellow, mere scratch, meretriciousness, metaphrase, misapplication, misapply, misapprehend, misapprehension, miscitation, miscite, miscolor, misconceive, misconception, misconstruction, misconstrue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplanation, misexplicate, misexplication, misexposition, misexpound, misintelligence, misinterpret, misinterpretation, misjudge, misjudgment, misquotation, misquote, misread, misreading, misrender, misrendering, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, mistake, mistranslate, mistranslation, misunderstand, misunderstanding, misuse of words, mitigation, mother-of-pearl, nacreous, no depth, no water, nomenclator, notation, note, note of explanation, notice, onomasticon, opalescent, ostensible motive, ostentation, outward show, overstate, paint, pale, palliation, palliative, paraphrase, parget, pastel, patina, patinaed, pearly, perversion, pervert, phrase book, pigment, pinprick, playacting, polish, polyglot dictionary, pony, poor excuse, pose, posing, posture, pretense, pretension, pretext, prime, protestation, public motive, put-off, qualification, quiet, refuge, remark, remark upon, report, representation, restatement, review, rewording, rhyming dictionary, rind, rub, running commentary, sad, scholium, science dictionary, scour, scratch, screen, seeming, semblance, semigloss, shade, shadow, shallowness, sham, sheen, shellac, shine, shininess, shining light, shoaliness, show, silkiness, simple, simulacrum, simulation, skin, skylight, slang dictionary, slant, slap on, slather, sleek, sleekness, slick, slick down, slickness, slightness, slop on paint, smear, smear on, smoke screen, smooth over, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, softened, softening, somber, specialized dictionary, speciousness, spread on, spread with, squeeze, squeezing, stain, stalking-horse, stipple, strain, strain the sense, stratagem, subdued, subterfuge, subtle, sunset glow, superficiality, superficies, surface, sweet, synonym dictionary, synonymy, tar, tender, thesaurus, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, titivate, tone, torture, torturing, transcription, translate, translation, transliteration, treasury of words, trick, trick out, triviality, trot, twist, twist the words, twisting, unabridged dictionary, undercoat, understate, varnish, veil, veneer, vocabulary, wash, wax, whitewash, whitewashing, window dressing, word of explanation, wordbook, wrench, wrenching, write-up

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  • gloss- — gloss(o) , glosse ♦ Éléments, du gr. glôssa « langue ». glosse, gloss(o) éléments, du gr. glôssa, langue . ⇒GLOSS(O) , GLOSSO , GLOSS , (GLOSS , GLOSSO ), élém. formant Élém. formant issu du gr. (att. ) « langue », servant, av …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gloss — gloss·ist; gloss·less; gloss·me·ter; gloss·odyn·ia; gloss; iso·gloss; pan·gloss·ian; semi·gloss; iso·gloss·al; …   English syllables

  • Gloss — (gl[o^]s), n. [Cf. Icel. glossi a blaze, glys finery, MHG. glosen to glow, G. glosten to glimmer; perh. akin to E. glass.] 1. Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gloss — Primera aparición DC Comics Información Nombre original Xiang Po Afiliaciones actuales Guardianes Globales Gloss (Xiang Po), un personaje ficticio …   Wikipedia Español

  • gloss´i|ly — gloss|y «GLS ee, GLOS », adjective, gloss|i|er, gloss|i|est, noun, plural gloss|ies. –adj. 1. smooth and shiny; highly polished; lustrous: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • gloss|y — «GLS ee, GLOS », adjective, gloss|i|er, gloss|i|est, noun, plural gloss|ies. –adj. 1. smooth and shiny; highly polished; lustrous: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • gloss — [n1] shine, sheen appearance, brightness, brilliance, burnish, facade, finish, front, glaze, gleam, glint, glossiness, luster, polish, shimmer, silkiness, sleekness, slickness, surface, varnish, veneer; concepts 611,620 Ant. dullness gloss [n2]… …   New thesaurus

  • gloss — Ⅰ. gloss [1] ► NOUN 1) the shine on a smooth surface. 2) (also gloss paint) a type of paint which dries to a bright shiny surface. 3) a superficially attractive appearance or impression. ► VERB 1) give a glossy appearance to …   English terms dictionary

  • Gloss — Gloss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glossing}.] To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth. [1913 Webster] The glossed and gleamy wave. J. R. Drake. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gloss# — gloss n sheen, *luster, glaze Analogous words: sleekness, slickness, glossiness (see corresponding adjectives at SLEEK) gloss vb gloze, *palliate, extenuate, whitewash, whiten Analogous words: *disguise, cloak, mask, dissemble, camouflage:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Gloss — Gloss, n. [OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult word needing explanation, fr. Gr. ? tongue, language, word needing explanation. Cf. {Gloze}, {Glossary}, {Glottis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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