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Term: gloss

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "gloss": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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gloss

Definitions

Noun

  1. An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
  2. An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
  3. The property of being smooth and shiny
  4. An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

Verb

  1. Give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
  2. Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
  3. Provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
  4. Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "gloss".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 glossary 3 3
2 gloss 1 1
3 glossed 1 1
4 glossy 2 1
5 glosser 2 0
6 glosses 2 0
7 glossier 3 0
8 glossman 2 0
9 glosson 2 0
10 pangloss 2 0
11 semigloss 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "gloss".

# Word Syllables Freq

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "gloss".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 glass 1 99
2 loss 1 86
3 gross 1 66
4 loses 2 15
5 glossy 2 1
6 glossed 1 1
7 glows 1 1
8 goss 1 0
9 glosson 2 0
10 glosses 2 0
11 glosser 2 0
12 glonass 2 0
13 sloss 1 0
14 ploss 1 0
15 loess 2 0
16 kloss 1 0
17 gosse 1 0
18 globs 1 0
19 gless 1 0
20 floss 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "gloss" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "gloss" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "gloss" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "gloss".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 glass 1 99
2 glass's 2 0
3 gless 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 11

Sound Alikes: 0

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 3

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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