Definition of gross

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gross - 11 definitions

- noun
1. gross -- twelve dozen
synonyms: 144
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. gross -- the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
synonyms: revenue, receipts
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
3. gross -- earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. gross, grossed -- to earn exclusive of deductions
synonyms: grossed, grosses, grossest, grossing
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
5. gross -- before any deductions; "gross income"
antonyms: net -- remaining after all deductions; "net profit"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. gross -- lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. gross -- repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man"
synonyms: porcine
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. megascopic -- visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
synonyms: megascopic
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. arrant -- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. crude -- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "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"
synonyms: crude, earthy, vulgar
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. crying -- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
synonyms: crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, rank
Source:WordNet 3.0
 

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