5 Letters
4 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use gloss as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Gloss
A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters g, l, o, and s, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter o. Gloss starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters g, gl, glo, glos, and the ending characters are s, ss, oss, loss, . Gloss is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
Definition
An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
Origin/Roots
Middle High German
School Grade
Gloss is set as a grade one word that starts with g, ends with s, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is gloss a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Gloss in Pig Latin is said as "ossglay or ossglway".
Unigram
g | l | o | s | s
Bigram
gl | lo | os | ss
Trigram
glo | los | oss
Quadrigram
glos | loss
Word Gram
Noun Examples
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity";
"he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction";
"the situation soon took on a different color"
the property of being smooth and shiny
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge;
usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
Verb Examples
gloss or excuse;
"color a lie"
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases;
"He annotated on what his teacher had written"
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Gloss"

There are 676 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to gloss.

SynonymDefinition
Abuse Of Terms
Accountthe quality of taking advantage
"she turned her writing skills to good account"
Actingthe performance of a part or role in a drama
Aerofoila device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air
can lift or control a plane in flight
Affectationa deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Affectednessa deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Afterglowthe pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
"he basked in the afterglow of his victory"
Aggrandiseadd details to
Aggrandizeadd details to
Airfoila device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air
can lift or control a plane in flight

View all cognitive synonyms for Gloss

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from gloss.

Anagram Definition
Glossan outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"
"he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"
"the situation soon took on a different color"

View English words with the unique letters used in gloss. Words With The Letters Glos

Derives

Gloss derives from 3 words.

Word Definition
Colorthe appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person''s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
Colourthe appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person''s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
Glossan outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"
"he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"
"the situation soon took on a different color"

Hypernyms

Gloss has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Appearancethe act of appearing in public view
"the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"
"it was Bernhardt''s last appearance in America"
Visual Aspect

Hyponyms

There are 11 hyponyms for gloss

Word Definition
Camouflagethe act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance;
"he is a master of disguise"
Color Of Law
Colour Of Law
Disguisethe act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance;
"he is a master of disguise"
Face Value
Guisean artful or simulated semblance;
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
Pretencethe act of giving a false appearance;
"his conformity was only pretending"
Pretensethe act of giving a false appearance;
"his conformity was only pretending"
Pretextan artful or simulated semblance;
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
Simulacruma representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture);
"the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln";
"the emperor''s tomb had his image carved in stone"

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Names With The Word "Gloss"

1 names are spelled with gloss.

NameMaleFemale
GlossieNoNo

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word gloss.

Is gloss a scrabble word or can you use gloss in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 130708 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 95794 games. This 5 letter 6 point scrabble word can be rearranged 60 ways. What other words can be made with the letters g, l, o, and s? There's 26 with 7 letters or less with the letters g, l, o, and s. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Go Slow (7 letters)
Dogsled (7 letters) 10 +4 12 +4 dogsled
Gallows (7 letters) 11 +5 14 +6 agllosw
Gallous (7 letters) 8 +2 12 +4 gallous
Gloves (6 letters) 10 +4 13 +5 gloves
Goggles (7 letters) 10 +4 14 +6 goggles
Gloss (5 letters) 6 8 gloss
Glossa (6 letters) 7 +1 9 +1 glossa
Glasgow (7 letters) 12 +6 15 +7 glasgow
Lagos (5 letters) 6 8 lagos
Logos (5 letters) 6 8 gloos
Douglas (7 letters) 9 +3 12 +4 douglas
Bugloss (7 letters) 10 +4 14 +6 bugloss
Glucose (7 letters) 10 +4 14 +6 glucose
Saw Log (7 letters)
Log Zs (6 letters)
Slog (4 letters) 5 7 slog
Glossy (6 letters) 10 +4 11 +3 glossy
Godless (7 letters) 9 +3 11 +3 godless
Globose (7 letters) 10 +4 13 +5 globose
Glossal (7 letters) 8 +2 11 +3 glossal
Go Slow (7 letters)
Bowlegs (7 letters) 13 +7 16 +8 bowlegs
Sly Dog (7 letters)
Gas Log (7 letters)





     

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