Shine vs. Gloss

Shineverb

(intransitive) To emit light.

Shineverb

(intransitive) To reflect light.

Shineverb

(intransitive) To distinguish oneself; to excel.

Shineverb

(intransitive) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

Shineverb

(intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

Shineverb

(intransitive) To be immediately apparent.

Shineverb

(transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

Shineverb

(transitive) To cause to shine, as a light.

Shineverb

To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

Shineverb

(transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

Shineverb

To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

Shinenoun

Brightness from a source of light.

Shinenoun

Brightness from reflected light.

Shinenoun

Excellence in quality or appearance.

Shinenoun

Shoeshine.

Shinenoun

Sunshine.

Shinenoun

(slang) Moonshine.

Shinenoun

(cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

Shinenoun

(slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.

Shinenoun

A caper; an antic; a row.

Shineverb

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 night.

Shineverb

To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.

Shineverb

To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.

Shineverb

To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.

Shineverb

To cause to shine, as a light.

Shineverb

To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.

Shinenoun

The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.

Shinenoun

Sunshine; fair weather.

Shinenoun

A liking for a person; a fancy.

Shinenoun

Caper; antic; row.

Shineadjective

Shining; sheen.

Shinenoun

the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Shineverb

be bright by reflecting or casting light;

Shineverb

emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light;

Shineverb

be shiny, as if wet;

Shineverb

be distinguished or eminent;

Shineverb

be clear and obvious;

Shineverb

especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink;

Shineverb

throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.);

Shineverb

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

Shineverb

experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion;

Shineverb

(of surfaces) make shine;

Shineverb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light

Shineverb

glow or be bright with reflected light

Shineverb

(of a person's eyes) be bright with emotion

Shineverb

direct (a torch or other light) somewhere in order to see something in the dark

Shineverb

be very talented or perform very well

Shineverb

make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it; polish

Shinenoun

a quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something

Shinenoun

an act of rubbing something to give it a shiny surface

Glossnoun

A surface shine or luster/lustre

Glossnoun

(figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance

Glossnoun

(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.

Glossnoun

(countable) A glossary; a collection of such notes.

Glossnoun

An expression requiring such explanatory treatment.

Glossnoun

(countable) An extensive commentary on some text.

Glossnoun

(countable) A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied

Glossnoun

An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law

Glossverb

(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.

Glossverb

(transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception

Glossverb

(intransitive) To become shiny.

Glossverb

(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).

Glossnoun

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.

Glossnoun

A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.

Glossnoun

A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.

Glossnoun

An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.

Glossnoun

A false or specious explanation.

Glossverb

To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.

Glossverb

To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.

Glossverb

To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

Glossverb

To make comments; to comment; to explain.

Glossverb

To make sly remarks, or insinuations.

Glossnoun

an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

Glossnoun

an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

Glossnoun

the property of being smooth and shiny

Glossnoun

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;

Glossverb

give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

Glossverb

provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases;

Glossverb

provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase

Glossverb

gloss or excuse;

Glossnoun

shine or lustre on a smooth surface

Glossnoun

a type of paint which dries to a shiny surface

Glossnoun

a superficially attractive appearance or impression

Glossnoun

a translation or explanation of a word or phrase.

Glossnoun

an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase of a text

Glossverb

apply a glossy substance to

Glossverb

try to conceal or disguise (something unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly

Glossverb

provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.)

Glossverb

make comments, especially unfavourable ones, about (something)