gloss in WordNet English dictionary

1. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
   "He annotated on what his teacher had written"
   gloss  comment  annotate 
   
2. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
   "color a lie"
   color  colour  gloss 
   
3. provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
   gloss 
   
4. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
   gloss 
   

1. the property of being smooth and shiny
   polish  gloss  glossiness  burnish 
   
2. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
   "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
   semblance  gloss  color  colour 
   
3. an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
   gloss  rubric 
   
4. an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
   glossary  gloss