A Quick and Simple Dictionary

gloss

1. Noun.  (uncountable) A surface shine or luster/lustre.
2. Noun.  (uncountable, figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
3. Verb.  (transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
4. Verb.  (transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception.
5. Verb.  (intransitive) To become shiny.
6. Noun.  (countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression, usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text.
7. Noun.  (countable) A glossary; a collection of such notes.
8. Noun.  (countable) An extensive commentary on some text.
9. Noun.  (countable) A deliberately misleading explanation.
10. Noun.  (countable) A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied.
11. Noun.  (countable) (legal, US) An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law.
12. Verb.  (transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).
13. Verb.  (transitive) To give a deliberately false interpretation of.