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1gloss over — verb 1. treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑skate over, ↑smooth over, ↑slur over, ↑skimp over • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑ …
2gloss over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gloss over : present tense I/you/we/they gloss over he/she/it glosses over present participle glossing over past tense glossed over past participle glossed over gloss over something to ignore or avoid… …
3gloss over something — gloss over (something) to fail to deal with the importance of something. The report praised the managers but glossed over the high cost of the project. Usage notes: usually said about a problem or fault: The State Department s reports for the… …
4gloss over — (something) to fail to deal with the importance of something. The report praised the managers but glossed over the high cost of the project. Usage notes: usually said about a problem or fault: The State Department s reports for the period glossed …
5gloss over something — ˌgloss ˈover sth derived to avoid talking about sth unpleasant or embarrassing by not dealing with it in detail • to gloss over a problem • He glossed over any splits in the party. Main entry: ↑glossderived …
6gloss over — {v.} To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. * /Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn t cost much to have it fixed, but Father… …
7gloss over — {v.} To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. * /Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn t cost much to have it fixed, but Father… …
8gloss over — verb a) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash. They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldnt notice. b) To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp. This …
9gloss\ over — v To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn t cost much to have it fixed, but Father spanked… …
10Mammal classification — Over 70% of mammal species are in the orders Rodentia (blue), Chiroptera (red), and Soricomorpha (yellow) Mammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus… …
