Search: Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
glosses Definition
Cancel
glosses
verb(gloss)to mask the true nature of : give a deceptively attractive appearance to —used with over
glosses
verb(gloss)to deal with (a subject or problem) too lightly or not at all —used with over
glosses
verb(gloss)to give a gloss to
glosses
verb(gloss)to provide a gloss for : explain, define
glosses
verb(gloss)interpret
glosses
verb(gloss)to dispose of by false or perverse interpretation
glosses
noun(gloss)a surface luster or brightness : shine
glosses
noun(gloss)a deceptively attractive appearance
glosses
noun(gloss)bright often superficial attractiveness
glosses
noun(gloss)a brief explanation (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of a difficult or obscure word or expression
glosses
noun(gloss)a false and often willfully misleading interpretation (as of a text)
glosses
noun(gloss)glossary
glosses
phrasal verb(gloss)to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important