Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "gloss" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

beglossed degloss ethnic gloss gloss over gloss paper glossism glossist glossless glossmeter glossography glossy glost high-gloss isogloss misgloss nongloss overgloss regloss semigloss ungloss

Entails

rub

Etymologically Related To

glossia glott

Context

anatomy legal us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

account apologise apologize appearance effulgence excuse explanation interpret marginalia note polish radiance radiancy rationalise rationalize rede refulgence refulgency render shine shine smooth smoothen smoothness translate visual aspect wordbook

Type Of (IsA)

explanation

Manner Of

interpret polish translate

Related Terms

glossarium glossary glossator glossology glow

Related Terms

appearance archaic attractive case law collection commentary deception deceptively explanatory expression extensive foreign glossal glossalgia glossanthrax glossarian glossary glossate glossator glossatrix glossecollite glossem glossematical glosseme glossic glossitis glossocome glossocomium glossographer glossography glossolalia glossomachical glossopetra glossophagine glossoplegia glossopteris glossoscopy glossotheca glossy language luster lustre margin sheen shine shiny speech statute superficially surface technical text tongue translation

Synonym Network

annotate brilliance color commentary explanation façade glossary lingu polish semblance

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.