gloss

nouns

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

verbs

give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
gloss
see also
gloss over
see also
gloss over
entails
move over something with pressure
"rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
rub
is a type of (narrower)
make (a surface) shine
"shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
polish, shine, smooth, smoothen
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
"He annotated on what his teacher had written"
annotate, comment, gloss
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
gloss
is a type of (narrower)
restate (words) from one language into another language
"I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
interpret, render, translate
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
"color a lie"
color, colour, gloss