gloss

IPA: gɫˈɔs

A surface shine or luster.
(figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
(countable) A glossary; a collection of such notes.
(countable, obsolete) An expression requiring such explanatory treatment.
(countable) An extensive commentary on some text.
(countable, law, US) An interpretation by a court of a specific point within a statute or case law.

(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
(transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception
(intransitive) To become shiny.
(transitive, idiomatic) Used in a phrasal verb: gloss over (“to cover up a mistake or crime, to treat something with less care than it deserves”).
(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).

Examples of "gloss" in Sentences

The gloss on the paint gave the car a shiny finish
She applied a coat of lip gloss to add some color to her lips
The magazine cover had a glossy finish that made the photos pop
The dictionary had a gloss at the bottom of each page to explain difficult words
The new furniture had a high gloss finish that made it look elegant and modern