gloss
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
gloss
— Noun
– English
~ an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
gloss
— Noun
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~ the property of being smooth and shiny
glossa
— Noun
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~ a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
glossarist
— Noun
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~ a scholiast who writes glosses or glossaries
glossary
— Noun
– English
~ an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
glossily
— Adverb
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~ in a glossy manner; "the magazine was glossily printed"
glossina
— Noun
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~ bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
genus Glossina
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies
glossiness
— Noun
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~ the property of being smooth and shiny
Glossinidae
— Noun
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~ flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies
glossitis
— Noun
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~ inflammation of the tongue
Glossodia
— Noun
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~ small genus of Australian orchids
genus Glossodia
— Noun
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~ small genus of Australian orchids
glossodynia exfoliativa
— Noun
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~ a superficial form of glossitis marked by irregular red patches on the tongue and sensitivity to hot or spicy food