gloss paint

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noun

a type of paint composed of pigments ground up in a varnish medium, which produces a hard, shiny, and usually durable finishAlso called: gloss

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Words nearby gloss paint

glossolalia, glossology, glossopharyngeal, glossopharyngeal nerve, gloss over, gloss paint, glossy, glossy snake, -glot, glottal, glottalic airstream

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How to use gloss paint in a sentence

U.S. spies are worried the long-awaited Senate review will paint targets on their backs.
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I want to paint what I feel,” he said to Theo, “and feel what I paint.
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Zied suggests popping a breath strip, sucking on a strong mint, or reapplying your lip gloss.
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The idea of being able to paint together was the direction we were all hinting toward anyway.
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At this point, he became Tom Sawyer, letting his musical compatriots—and the folk tradition—help paint his musical fence.
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She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
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The general ensemble of war-paint and spotted ponies was enough for me; I didn't need to be told that it was my move.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He went into the nursery, unearthed the now-disused Noah's Ark, and sucked the paint off as many animals as remained.
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A knife would hurt, but Aunty Rosa had told him, a year ago, that if he sucked paint he would die.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
"Perhaps I shall be able to paint your picture some day," said Edna with a smile when they were seated.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin