Glosses

Synonyms for "glosses" (450 found)

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glossary polish annotate color commentary explanation semblance abuse of terms acting affectation afterglow air glow alibi allowance amplification analysis annotation apology apparatus criticus appearance

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Verb(4 words)

annotate color colour comment

Noun(7 words)

glossary annotation brilliance burnish color colour commentary

Strong matches (135)

desk dictionary device dialect dictionary dictionary dictionary of quotations dip disguise dissemblance dissembling dissimulation distemper distort distortion double-dye dress up dye edit editorial eggshell eisegesis

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electronics dictionary elucidate elucidation embellish emblazon embroider enamel engild epidermis error etymological dictionary excuse exegesis explain explicate explication extenuating circumstances extenuation extenuative exteriority facade face faithful translation fakery faking false air false appearance false front false show falsify falsity fast-dye façade feigning feint finish flat flush footnote foreign-language dictionary four-flushing fraud free translation fresco front fudge furbish garble garbling gazetteer general dictionary geological dictionary get one wrong get wrong gild gilding gilt glance glaze gleam glint gloss over glossiness glow gradus grain guise handle hide hue humbug humbuggery illuminate imbue imposture incandescence ingrain interlinear interlinear translation interpret interpretation iridescent japan justify key lacquer lame excuse lay it on thick lay on lay on color leader leading article lexicon light lingu locus standi loose translation luster make an edition malentendu malobservation mask masquerade mellow

Noun(9 words)

discourse discussion façade front gleam glossiness gloze luster marginalia

Prefix(1 words)

glott-

Verb(1 words)

mark up

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misexpound misintelligence misinterpret misinterpretation misjudge misjudgment misquotation misquote misread misreading misrender misrendering misreport misrepresent misstate mistake mistranslate mistranslation misunderstand misunderstanding misuse of words mitigation mother-of-pearl nacreous no depth no water nomenclator notation note note of explanation notice onomasticon opalescent ostensible motive ostentation outward show overstate paint pale palliation palliative paraphrase parget pastel patina patinaed pearly perversion pervert phrase book pigment pinprick playacting polyglot dictionary pony poor excuse pose posing posture pretense pretension pretext prime protestation public motive put off put on gloss put-off qualification quiet refuge remark remark upon report representation restatement review rewording rhyming dictionary rind rub running commentary sad scholium science dictionary scour scratch screen seeming semigloss shade shadow shallowness sham sheen shellac shimmer shine shininess shining light shoaliness show silkiness simple simulacrum simulation skin skylight slang dictionary slant slap on slather sleek sleekness slick slick down slickness slightness slop on paint smear smear on smoke screen smooth over sober soft soft-colored soft-hued softened softening somber specialized dictionary speciousness splendor spread spread on spread with squeeze squeezing stain stalking horse stalking-horse stipple strain strain the sense stratagem subdued subterfuge subtle sunset glow superficiality superficies surface sweet synonym dictionary synonymy tar tender thesaurus tinct tincture tinge tint titivate tone torture torturing transcription translate translation transliteration treasury of words trick trick out triviality trot twist twist the words twisting unabridged dictionary undercoat understate varnish veil veneer vocabulary warp wash wax whitewash whitewashing window dressing word of explanation wordbook wrench wrenching write up write-up

Noun(6 words)

polish rubric semblance sheen shine veneer

Verb(2 words)

polish shine

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