gloss vs polish

gloss and polish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gloss	Yes	No	Yes	No
polish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gloss and polish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of gloss include burnish, glossiness.

As verbs, polish is a hypernym of gloss; that is, polish is a word with a broader meaning than gloss:

Other hypernyms of gloss include shine, smooth, smoothen.

gloss (noun)	polish (noun)
the property of being smooth and shiny	the property of being smooth and shiny
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text	a preparation used in polishing
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

gloss (verb)	polish (verb)
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for	make (a surface) shine
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing