Definitions for the word, gloss

(n.) A false or specious explanation.

(n.) A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.

(n.) A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.

(n.) An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.

(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.

(v. i.) To make comments; to comment; to explain.

(v. i.) To make sly remarks, or insinuations.

(v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

(v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.

(v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.


13 words found in the Scrabble word, gloss



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



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