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• gloss — gloss·ist; gloss·less; gloss·me·ter; gloss·odyn·ia; gloss; iso·gloss; pan·gloss·ian; semi·gloss; iso·gloss·al; …   English syllables

• gloss — [[t]glɒ̱s, AM glɔ͟ːs[/t]] glosses, glossing, glossed 1) N SING A gloss is a bright shine on the surface of something. Sheets of rain were falling and produced a black gloss on the asphalt. Syn: sheen 2) N UNCOUNT Gloss is an appearance of… …   English dictionary

• Gloss — This article is about the literary term. For other uses, see Gloss (disambiguation). A gloss is a brief summary of a word s meaning, equivalent to the dictionary entry of that word, but only a word or two in length. It is typically used for the… …   Wikipedia

• gloss — gloss1 [glɔs US glo:s, gla:s] n [Sense: 1 2, 5 6; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.] [Sense: 3 4; Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: glose, from Latin glossa unusual word that needs explaining , from Greek,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gloss over — verb a) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash. They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldnt notice. b) To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp. This …   Wiktionary

• take the gloss off something — phrase to make something seem not as good as you thought it was Thesaurus: to make something seem less important or specialsynonym Main entry: gloss …   Useful english dictionary

• glossless — gloss·less …   English syllables

• glossy — gloss|y1 [ˈglɔsi US ˈglo:si, ˈgla:si] adj 1.) shiny and smooth ▪ her glossy black hair ▪ the glossy surface of the leaves 2.) glossy magazine/brochure etc a magazine etc that is printed on good quality shiny paper, usually with lots of colour… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• European Starling — Taxobox name = Common Starling image caption = Adult Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris , breeding plumage (probably male) status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Sturnidae… …   Wikipedia

• Common Starling — Adult S. v. vulgaris in England Conservation status …   Wikipedia