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Gloss

Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

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Broader term 21

Account 76% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Apologize 76% connected

To make an apology or defense.

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Appearance 76% connected

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

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Effulgence 76% connected

The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.

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Excuse 76% connected

To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to ex…

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Explanation 76% connected

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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Interpret 76% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Polish 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Radiance 76% connected

Alt. of Radiancy

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Radiancy 76% connected

The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.

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Rationalize 76% connected

To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.

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Rede 76% connected

To advise or counsel.

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Refulgence 76% connected

Alt. of Refulgency

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Refulgency 76% connected

The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.

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Render 76% connected

One who rends.

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Shine 76% connected

To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by…

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Smooth 76% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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Smoothen 76% connected

To make smooth.

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Smoothness 76% connected

Quality or state of being smooth.

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Translate 76% connected

To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer; as, to translate a tree.

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Wordbook 76% connected

A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.

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Disguise 76% connected

To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive.

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Glaze 76% connected

To become glazed of glassy.

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Guise 76% connected

Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own g…

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Ostensibility 76% connected

The quality or state of being ostensible.

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Pretence 76% connected

Alt. of Pretenceless

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Pretense 76% connected

Alt. of Pretence

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Pretext 76% connected

Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; disguise.

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Simulacrum 76% connected

A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.

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Verisimilitude 76% connected

The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.

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Derivationally related 8

Annotate 74% connected

To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.

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Annotate 74% connected

To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.

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Color 74% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Color 74% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Glossary 74% connected

A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or scie…

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Glossary 74% connected

A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or scie…

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Notation 74% connected

The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

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Notation 74% connected

The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

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Entails 1

Rub 72% connected

To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back…

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See also 2

Whitewash 66% connected

Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.

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Whitewash 66% connected

Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.

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Synonym 10

Annotate 92% connected

To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.

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Burnish 92% connected

To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or p…

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Color 92% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Colour 92% connected

See Color.

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Comment 92% connected

To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to expla…

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Glossary 92% connected

A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or scie…

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Glossiness 92% connected

The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.

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Polish 92% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Rubric 92% connected

That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.

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Semblance 92% connected

Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

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