GROSS

/ɡɹəʊs/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 7

Definition

  1. verb earn before taxes, expenses, etc..
  2. noun twelve dozen. — synonyms: 144
  3. noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made. — synonyms: revenue, receipts
  4. adjective before any deductions.
  5. adjective lacking fine distinctions or detail.
  6. adjective repellently fat. — synonyms: porcine
  7. adjective visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features). — synonyms: megascopic
  8. adjective without qualification. — synonyms: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a)
  9. adjective conspicuously and tastelessly indecent. — synonyms: crude, earthy, vulgar
  10. adjective conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. — synonyms: crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, rank

Examples

  • “The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.”
  • “a gross mistake;  gross injustice;  gross negligence; a gross insult”
  • “gross domestic product; gross income; gross weight”

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