Synonyms:
semblance, gloss, color, colour
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
Meaning: the property of being smooth and shiny
Synonyms:
glossary, gloss
Meaning: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
Synonyms:
gloss, rubric
Meaning: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
color, colour, gloss
Meaning: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie"
Synonyms:
gloss
Meaning: provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
Synonyms:
gloss, comment, annotate
Meaning: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"
Synonyms:
gloss
Meaning: give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
Usage examples
Its merits as a preparation for the hair are undeniable--it imparts to it a superb gloss and a silky fineness.
You may be perfectly certain that every article placed on it was polished or scoured to the highest possible perfection of gloss and glitter.
The cut of his clothes would have made him pass for an elegant man, if those clothes had not been torn to shreds; still they did not show signs of wear, and the fine cloth, beneath the careful hands of the prisoner, soon recovered its gloss in the parts which were still perfect, for the wearer tried his best to make it assume the appearance of a new coat.