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Definition of: GLOSS

gloss: (n.) Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.; (n.) A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.; (n.) A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.; (n.) An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.; (n.) A false or specious explanation.; (pl.) of Glossa; (v. i.) To make comments; to comment; to explain.; (v. i.) To make sly remarks, or insinuations.; (v. t.) To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.; (v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.; (v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

anagrams of:gloss

slogs

slogs: Strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"; Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"; Work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"