Word Meaning

gloss definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for gloss

- Downplay, ... over
- Lustre
- Paraphrase
- play, ... over
- shininess
- Shiny paint
- Superficial lustre