bugloss | (noun) perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers | Synonyms: alkanet, Anchusa officinalis |
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(noun) widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States | Synonyms: bitterweed, bristly oxtongue, oxtongue, Picris echioides |
candyfloss | (noun) a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature | Synonyms: cotton candy, spun sugar |
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floss | (noun) a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery | - |
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(noun) a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth | Synonyms: dental floss |
(verb) use dental floss to clean | - |
gloss | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: burnish, glossiness, polish |
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(noun) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading | Synonyms: color, colour, semblance |
(noun) an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text | Synonyms: rubric |
(noun) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field | Synonyms: glossary |
(verb) provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase | - |
(verb) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | Synonyms: annotate, comment |
(verb) give a deceptive explanation or excuse for | Synonyms: color, colour |
(verb) give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing | - |
heterogloss | (noun) the locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. | Synonyms: isogloss |
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isogloss | (noun) the locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. | Synonyms: heterogloss |
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loss | (noun) the act of losing someone or something | - |
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(noun) the disadvantage that results from losing something | Synonyms: deprivation |
(noun) military personnel lost by death or capture | Synonyms: personnel casualty |
(noun) the experience of losing a loved one | - |
(noun) euphemistic expressions for death | Synonyms: departure, exit, expiration, going, passing, release |
(noun) the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue | Synonyms: red, red ink |
(noun) something that is lost | - |
(noun) gradual decline in amount or activity | - |
semigloss | (noun) a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat | - |
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