GROSS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) gross is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • twelve dozen
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) gross is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

GROSS as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • 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 Derived(s)

GROSS as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a crying shame
    • an egregious lie
    • flagrant violation of human rights
    • a glaring error
    • gross ineptitude
    • gross injustice
    • rank treachery
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  2. Meaning
    • conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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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  3. Meaning
    • repellently fat
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a bald porcine old man
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  4. Meaning
    • of general aspects or broad distinctions
    Usage Example(s)
    • the gross details of the structure appear reasonable
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  5. Meaning
    • visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
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  6. Meaning
    • before any deductions
    Usage Example(s)
    • gross income
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