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Rhymes with Gloss

  • criss-cross
  • vandross
  • hot-cross
  • chandross
  • recross
  • lacrosse
  • la-crosse
  • lacross
  • exhausts
  • emboss
  • chavous
  • across
  • stauss
  • sloss
  • schloss
  • pross
  • ploss
  • kross
  • krausse
  • krause
  • kloss
  • fross
  • dross
  • cross
  • cros
  • closs
  • clauss
  • bross
  • bloss
  • amoss

3. gloss

verb. ['ˈglɔs'] give a deceptive explanation or excuse for.

Etymology

  • glossa (Latin)
  • γλῶσσα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • glossi (Icelandic)

4. gloss

verb. ['ˈglɔs'] give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing.

Etymology

  • glossa (Latin)
  • γλῶσσα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • glossi (Icelandic)

5. gloss

verb. ['ˈglɔs'] provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase.

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Etymology

  • glossa (Latin)
  • γλῶσσα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • glossi (Icelandic)

6. gloss

verb. ['ˈglɔs'] provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases.

Etymology

  • glossa (Latin)
  • γλῶσσα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • glossi (Icelandic)

7. gloss

noun. ['ˈglɔs'] the property of being smooth and shiny.

Etymology

  • glossa (Latin)
  • γλῶσσα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • glossi (Icelandic)

8. gloss

noun. ['ˈglɔs'] an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field.

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Etymology

  • glossa (Latin)
  • γλῶσσα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • glossi (Icelandic)

9. gloss

noun. ['ˈglɔs'] an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text.

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Etymology

  • glossa (Latin)
  • γλῶσσα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • glossi (Icelandic)