Gloss (v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.
Gloss (v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.
Gloss (v. i.) To make comments; to comment; to explain.
Gloss (v. i.) To make sly remarks, or insinuations.
Gloss/ (pl. ) of Glossa
Glossa (n.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
Glossal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
Glossanthrax (n.) A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.
Glossarial (a.) Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary; containing a glossary.
Glossarially (adv.) In the manner of a glossary.
Glossarist (n.) A writer of glosses or of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast.
Gossaries (pl. ) of Glossary
Glossary (n.) 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 science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words.
Glossata (n. pl.) The Lepidoptera.
Glossator (n.) A writer of glosses or comments; a commentator.
Glosser (n.) A polisher; one who gives a luster.
Glosser (n.) A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator.
Glossic (n.) A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only.
Glossily (adv.) In a glossy manner.
Glossiness (n.) The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
Glossist (n.) A writer of comments.
Glossitis (n.) Inflammation of the tongue.
Glossly (adv.) Like gloss; specious.
Glossocomon (n.) A kind of hoisting winch.
Glossoepiglottic (a.) Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds.
Glossographer (n.) A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast.
Glossographical (a.) Of or pertaining to glossography.
Glossography (n.) The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.
Glossohyal (a.) Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone; entoglossal bone.
Glossolalia (n.) Alt. of Glossolaly
Glossolaly (n.) The gift of tongues. Farrar.
Glossological (a.) Of or pertaining to glossology.
Glassologist (n.) One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in glossology.
Glossology (n.) The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.
Glossology (n.) The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology.
Glossopharyngeal (a.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves.
Glossy (superl.) Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.
Glossy (superl.) Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.
Glost oven () An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called glaze kiln, or glaze.
Glottal (a.) Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.
Glottic (a.) Alt. of Glottidean
Glottidean (a.) Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal.
Glottis (n.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.
Glottological (a.) Of or pertaining to glottology.
Glottologist (n.) A linguist; a philologist.
Glottology (n.) The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology; glossology.
Glout (v. i.) To pout; to look sullen.
Glout (v. t.) To view attentively; to gloat on; to stare at.
Glove (n.) A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten.
Glove (n.) A boxing glove.
Gloved (imp. & p. p.) of Glove
Gloving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glove
Glove (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a glove.
Glover (n.) One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves.
Glowed (imp. & p. p.) of Glow
Glowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glow
Glow (v. i.) To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
Glow (v. i.) To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation, with blushes, etc.
Glow (v. i.) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
Glow (v. i.) To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism.
Glow (v. t.) To make hot; to flush.
Glow (n.) White or red heat; incandscence.
Glow (n.) Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.
Glow (n.) Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.
Glow (n.) Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.
Glowbard (n.) The glowworm.
Glowered (imp. & p. p.) of Glower
Glowering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glower
Glower (v. i.) to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl.
Glowingly (adv.) In a glowing manner; with ardent heat or passion.
Glowlamp (n.) An aphlogistic lamp. See Aphlogistic.
Glowlamp (n.) An incandescent lamp. See Incandescent, a.
Glowworm (n.) A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from some of the abdominal segments.
Gloxinia (n.) American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome bell-shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. Gloxin, a German botanist.
Glozed (imp. & p. p.) of Gloze
Glozing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gloze
Gloze (v. i.) To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly.
Gloze (v. i.) To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret.
Gloze (v. t.) To smooth over; to palliate.
Gloze (n.) Flattery; adulation; smooth speech.
Gloze (n.) Specious show; gloss.
Glozer (n.) A flatterer.
Glucic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, sugar; as, glucic acid.
Glucina (n.) A white or gray tasteless powder, the oxide of the element glucinum; -- formerly called glucine.
Glucinic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, glucinum; as, glucinic oxide.
Glucinum (n.) A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1. Called also beryllium.
Glucogen (n.) See Glycogen.
Glucogenesis (n.) Glycogenesis.
Gluconic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glucose.
Glucose (n.) A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar. Called also dextrose, grape sugar, diabetic sugar, and starch sugar. See Dextrose.
Glucose (n.) Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc.
Glucose (n.) The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups, beers, etc.
Glucoside (n.) One of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances, occurring very widely distributed in plants, rarely in animals, and regarded as influental agents in the formation and disposition of the sugars. They are frequently of a bitter taste, but, by the action of ferments, or of dilute acids and alkalies, always break down into some characteristic substance (acid, aldehyde, alcohol, phenole, or alkaloid) and glucose (or some other sugar); hence the name. They are of the nature of complex and compound ethers, and ethereal salts of the sugar carbohydrates.
Glucosuria (n.) A condition in which glucose is discharged in the urine; diabetes mellitus.
Glue (n.) A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances.
Glued (imp. & p. p.) of Glue
Gluing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glue
Glue (n.) To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten.
Gluepot (n.) A utensil for melting glue, consisting of an inner pot holding the glue, immersed in an outer one containing water which is heated to soften the glue.
Gluer (n.) One who cements with glue.