gloss
part of speech
noun (gloss, glosses); verb (gloss, glosses, glossed, glossing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A smooth shine on a surface: the gloss on a new car. tree →
2) Gloss paint: shiny paint used on doors and wood. tree →
3) A make-up product that makes lips shiny: lip gloss. tree →
4) A short explanation of a word or phrase, often written in the margin or in a glossary. tree →
5) (verb) «Gloss over» means to talk about a problem quickly so people do not notice it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In art and DIY, gloss paint is shiny and easy to wipe, unlike matt paint. In reading and language lessons a gloss explains a hard word; a glossary is a list of them at the back of a book. In everyday talk, «glossing over» a mistake means hiding it by not talking about it. Phrases: gloss paint, lip gloss, high gloss, gloss over.
examples
- Dad painted the door with white gloss. tree →
- The horse's coat had a lovely gloss after brushing. tree →
- My sister wears strawberry lip gloss. tree →
- The book gives a gloss for each hard word. tree →
- The coach glossed over our mistakes and praised our effort. tree →
- Photos can be printed in gloss or matt. tree →
- Don't gloss over the problem, tell me what really happened. tree →
- Be clean, for the strength of the hunter is known by the gloss of his hide. tree →
note
Plural: glosses. Uncountable when it means shine: «the gloss on the floor». Opposite of gloss paint is matt (UK) / matte (US). «Glossy» is the adjective: a glossy magazine. «Glossary» is a list of glosses (word meanings).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gloss» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.