gross

[ grohs ]

/ groʊs /

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adjective, gross·er, gross·est.

without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net): gross earnings;gross sales.

unqualified; complete; rank: a gross scoundrel.

flagrant and extreme: gross injustice.

indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar: gross remarks.

lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined.

large, big, or bulky.

extremely or excessively fat.

of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.

Slang. extremely objectionable, offensive, or disgusting: He wore an outfit that was absolutely gross.

thick; dense: gross vegetation;gross fog;gross vapors.

noun, plural gross for 11, gross·es for 12, 13.

a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.

total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions (opposed to net).

Obsolete. the main body, bulk, or mass.

verb (used with object)

to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.: The company grossed over three million dollars last year.

Verb Phrases

gross out, Slang.

to disgust or offend, especially by crude language or behavior.
to shock or horrify.

OTHER WORDS FOR gross

2 downright, absolute.

3 outrageous, heinous, grievous.

4 low, animal, coarse, broad.

6 massive, great.

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OPPOSITES FOR gross

4 decent.

6 diminutive, small.

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Origin of gross

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French gros “large” (as noun, grosse “twelve dozen”), from Late Latin gross(us) “thick, coarse”

synonym study for gross

3. See flagrant.

OTHER WORDS FROM gross

gross·ly, adverbgross·ness, nounout·gross, verb (used with object)o·ver·gross, adjective

o·ver·gross·ness, nounun·gross, adjective

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Gross

[ grohs ]

/ groʊs /

noun

Chaim

[khahym], /xaɪm/, 1904–1991, U.S. sculptor and graphic artist, born in Austria.

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How to use gross in a sentence

It has upheld the grossest errors and the most fiendish theories as the special revelations of God.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
There is no ground for an explanation of such errors 207 as these except laziness and grossest illiteracy.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
The Patriarchs body was treated with the grossest indignity—stripped, and flung out into the street.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Fortunately p. 58in America Journalism has carried its authority to the grossest and most brutal extreme.
The Soul of Man|Oscar Wilde

Accompanying this asceticism we find an extraordinary revival of the grossest superstition.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for gross

gross

/ (ɡrəʊs) /

adjective

repellently or excessively fat or bulky

with no deductions for expenses, tax, etc; totalgross sales; gross income Compare net 2 (def. 1)

(of personal qualities, tastes, etc) conspicuously coarse or vulgar

obviously or exceptionally culpable or wrong; flagrantgross inefficiency

lacking in perception, sensitivity, or discriminationgross judgments

(esp of vegetation) dense; thick; luxuriant

obsolete coarse in texture or quality

rare rude; uneducated; ignorant

interjection slang

an exclamation indicating disgust

noun

plural gross a unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen

plural grosses

the entire amount
the great majority

verb (tr)

to earn as total revenue, before deductions for expenses, tax, etc

Derived forms of gross

grossly, adverbgrossness, noun

Word Origin for gross

C14: from Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thick

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Cultural definitions for gross

gross

Exclusive of deductions, prior to taxation, as in gross income. (Compare net.) Total, aggregate, as in gross domestic product.

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