gloss

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. luster, sheen, shine, finish, polish; glaze, veneer; deception, speciousness. See light, smoothness, shallowness.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Shine]

Syn. gleam, shimmer, polish; see finish 2 .

2. [Explanatory note]

Syn. translation, commentary, footnote, annotation; see note 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

shine, luster, sheen, shimmer, glow, gleam, polish, brilliance.

II

v.

1. shine make lustrous, polish, buff, rub, burnish, varnish.

2. smooth over cover up, mask, disguise, *sugarcoat, soft-pedal, *whitewash, doctor.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface: burnish, glaze, luster, polish, sheen, shine, sleekness. See LIGHT. 2. A deceptive outward appearance: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguise-ment, façade, face, false colors, front, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. Slang: put-on. See SHOW. II verb 1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction: buff1, burnish, furbish, glaze, polish, shine, sleek. See LIGHT. 2. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to. Also used with over : color, gild, gloze (over), sugar-coat, varnish, veneer, whitewash. Idioms: paper over, put a good face on. See TRUE.