glosses
Definitions
Noun
- An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
- The property of being smooth and shiny
- An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Verb
- Give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
- Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
- Provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
- Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "glosses".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "glosses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | losses | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | glasses | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | loses | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | grosse | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | gloves | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | tosses | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | glossed | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | gloss | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | losers | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | grosses | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | glosser | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | gosse | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | goossens | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | glossier | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | galoshes | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | posses | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | mosses | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | looses | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | gosser | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | gossen | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "glosses" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "glosses" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "glosses" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "glosses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | glasses | 2 | 29 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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