- 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
Synonym | Definition |
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Abuse Of Terms | |
Account | the quality of taking advantage "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
Acting | the performance of a part or role in a drama |
Aerofoil | a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air can lift or control a plane in flight |
Affectation | a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
Affectedness | a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
Afterglow | the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event "he basked in the afterglow of his victory" |
Aggrandise | add details to |
Aggrandize | add details to |
Airfoil | a 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
Anagram | Definition |
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Gloss | 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" |
View English words with the unique letters used in gloss. Words With The Letters Glos
Word | Definition |
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Color | the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person''s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation |
Colour | the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person''s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation |
Gloss | 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" |
Word | Definition |
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Appearance | the 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 |
Word | Definition |
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Camouflage | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" |
Color Of Law | |
Colour Of Law | |
Disguise | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" |
Face Value | |
Guise | an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" |
Pretence | the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" |
Pretense | the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" |
Pretext | an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" |
Simulacrum | a 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" |
View All Hyponyms For Gloss
Name | Male | Female |
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Glossie | No | No |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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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) |
Gloss Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With G
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters