Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gloss
IPA transcription: [ɡl'ɔs]
noun meaning of the word
  • 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.