| 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 | - |
| glossa | (noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | Synonyms: clapper, lingua, tongue |
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| glossalgia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossodynia |
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| glossarist | (noun) a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries | - |
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| glossary | (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: gloss |
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| glossily | (adverb) in a glossy manner | - |
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| glossina | (noun) bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | Synonyms: tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly |
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| glossiness | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny | Synonyms: burnish, gloss, polish |
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| glossitis | (noun) inflammation of the tongue | - |
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| glossodynia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossalgia |
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| glossolalia | (noun) repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) | - |
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| glossopharyngeal | (adjective) pertaining to the tongue and throat | - |
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| glossoptosis | (noun) abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue | - |
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| glossy | (adjective) superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense | Synonyms: showy |
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| (adjective) reflecting light | Synonyms: glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny |
| (adjective) (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers | Synonyms: calendered |
| (adjective) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing | Synonyms: gilded, meretricious, specious |
| (noun) a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper | - |
| (noun) a magazine printed on good quality paper | Synonyms: slick, slick magazine |