gloss
/ɡlɑs/
verb
- To make something appear better or more attractive than it really is; to conceal or minimize faults.
- Don't gloss the problems—we need to address them honestly.
- The politician tried to gloss over the scandal during the interview.
- She glossed the report's negative findings with optimistic language.
- To give a shiny or glossy surface to something.
- She glossed her lips with a tinted balm.
- The machine glosses the paper to make it look premium.
- The painter glossed the woodwork with a clear varnish.
- To provide a brief explanation or comment on a word or passage.
- The professor glossed the difficult stanza for the students.
- The translator glossed the archaic terms in the footnotes.
- He glossed the legal jargon in plain English.
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noun
- A shiny or lustrous surface or finish.
- The car's paint had a beautiful high gloss after waxing.
- She chose a lip gloss with a subtle shimmer.
- The floor was polished to a mirror-like gloss.
- A brief explanatory note or comment, especially in a text or margin.
- The editor's gloss clarified the author's intended meaning.
- The medieval manuscript had glosses written in the margins by a scholar.
- The teacher added a gloss to explain the difficult Latin phrase.
- A superficially attractive appearance or impression that hides something less pleasant.
- Beneath the gloss of the luxury resort, the service was poor.
- The company's annual report put a gloss on its financial troubles.
- The movie's glossy trailer hid a weak plot.
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