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gloss |
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gloss noun | noun
1 noun 1.•the gloss of her hair:shine, sheen, luster, gleam, patina, brilliance, shimmer. 2.•beneath the gloss of success:facade, veneer, surface, show, camouflage, disguise, mask, smokescreen | window dressing.▶verb 1.•she glossed her lips:make glossy, shine | glaze, polish, burnish. 2.•he tried to gloss over his problems:conceal, cover up, hide, disguise, mask, veil | shrug off, brush aside, play down, minimize, understate, make light of | informal brush under the carpet.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See polish .These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
2 noun •glosses in the margin:explanation, interpretation, exegesis, explication, elucidation | annotation, note, footnote, commentary, comment, rubric | translation, definition | historical scholium.▶verb •difficult words are glossed in a footnote:explain, interpret, explicate, define, elucidate | annotate | translate, paraphrase. |
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