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glosses

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glosses


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gloss 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gloss 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gloss 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  gloss 
 
  Sense  1 
  gloss,  polish 
  =>  rub 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  gloss 
 
  4  senses  of  gloss 
 
  Sense  1 
  gloss,  polish 
  =>  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
  Also  See->  gloss  over#1;  gloss  over#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  gloss,  comment 
  =>  interpret 
 
  Sense  3 
  gloss 
  =>  translate,  interpret,  render 
 
  Sense  4 
  color,  colour,  gloss 
  =>  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gloss 
 
  gloss  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  gloss 
 
  Sense  1 
  gloss,  polish 
  =>  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  gloss,  comment 
  =>  interpret 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  gloss 
  =>  translate,  interpret,  render 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  color,  colour,  gloss 
  =>  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  gloss 
  bugloss 
  gloss 
  glossa 
  glossalgia 
  glossary 
  glossina 
  glossiness 
  glossinidae 
  glossitis 
  glossodia 
  glossodynia 
  glossodynia  exfoliativa 
  glossolalia 
  glossopharyngeal  nerve 
  glossopsitta 
  glossopsitta  versicolor 
  glossoptosis 
  glossy  snake 
  lip-gloss 
  pangloss 
  semigloss 
  viper's  bugloss 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gloss 
 
  The  noun  gloss  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gloss,  rubric  --  (an  explanation  or  definition  of  an  obscure  word  in  a  text) 
  2.  glossary,  gloss  --  (an  alphabetical  list  of  technical  terms  in  some  specialized  field  of  knowledge;  usually  published  as  an  appendix  to  a  text  on  that  field) 
  3.  polish,  gloss,  glossiness,  burnish  --  (the  property  of  being  smooth  and  shiny) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gloss 
 
  The  verb  gloss  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gloss,  polish  --  (make  shiny) 
  2.  gloss,  comment  --  (provide  interlinear  explanations  for  words  or  phrases) 
  3.  gloss  --  (provide  an  interlinear  translation  of  a  word  or  phrase) 
  4.  color,  colour,  gloss  --  (gloss  or  excuse;  "color  a  lie") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gloss 
 
  The  noun  gloss  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gloss,  rubric  --  (an  explanation  or  definition  of  an  obscure  word  in  a  text) 
  2.  glossary,  gloss  --  (an  alphabetical  list  of  technical  terms  in  some  specialized  field  of  knowledge;  usually  published  as  an  appendix  to  a  text  on  that  field) 
  3.  polish,  gloss,  glossiness,  burnish  --  (the  property  of  being  smooth  and  shiny) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gloss 
 
  The  verb  gloss  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gloss,  polish  --  (make  shiny) 
  2.  gloss,  comment  --  (provide  interlinear  explanations  for  words  or  phrases) 
  3.  gloss  --  (provide  an  interlinear  translation  of  a  word  or  phrase) 
  4.  color,  colour,  gloss  --  (gloss  or  excuse;  "color  a  lie") 



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