See gloss in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface:
burnish, glaze, luster, polish, sheen, shine, sleekness. See lightA deceptive outward appearance:
cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. (Slang) put-on. See show
verb
To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:
buff1, burnish, furbish, glaze, polish, shine, sleek. See lightTo give a deceptively attractive appearance to.
Also used with over: color, gild, gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, whitewash. Idioms: paper over, put a good face on. See true
phrasal verb gloss overTo conceal or make light of a fault or offense:
explain away, extenuate, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over, whitewash. See show
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