what does gross mean?
GROSS as NOUN
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- the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
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Hypernyms(s) gross is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) gross is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
GROSS as VERB
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- earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
Hypernyms(s) gross is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GROSS as ADJECTIVE
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- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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- a crying shame
- an egregious lie
- flagrant violation of human rights
- a glaring error
- gross ineptitude
- gross injustice
- rank treachery
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- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
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- coarse language
- a crude joke
- crude behavior
- an earthy sense of humor
- a revoltingly gross expletive
- a vulgar gesture
- full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
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- of general aspects or broad distinctions
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- the gross details of the structure appear reasonable
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- visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
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