Noun

• S: (n) gloss, rubric (an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text)
• S: (n) glossary, gloss (an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field)
• S: (n) polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish (the property of being smooth and shiny)
• S: (n) semblance, gloss, color, colour (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"

Verb

• S: (v) gloss (give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• entailment
• phrasal verb
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) gloss, comment, annotate (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases) "He annotated on what his teacher had written"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) gloss (provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase)
• S: (v) color, colour, gloss (give a deceptive explanation or excuse for) "color a lie"