The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - gloss°n.

1) sheen, lustre, polish, glow, glaze, shine, gleam, burnish, brightness: I prefer a dull gloss to a high polish on furniture. 2) show, fa‡ade, mask, front, surface, veneer, disguise, camouflage, false appearance, semblance: She soon saw through the gloss, and the honeymoon was over. --v. 3) glaze, polish, burnish, shine: Gloss up your shoes a bit. 4) Usually, gloss over. veil, cover up, smooth over, conceal, hide, disguise, camouflage, mask, Colloq whitewash: He tried to gloss over his voting record.