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English adjective: gross | |||
| 1. | gross before any deductions | ||
| Samples | Gross income. | ||
| Similar | overall | ||
| Antonyms | net, nett | ||
| 2. | gross lacking fine distinctions or detail | ||
| Samples | The gross details of the structure appear reasonable. | ||
| Similar | general | ||
| Antonyms | specific | ||
| 3. | gross repellently fat | ||
| Samples | A bald porcine old man. | ||
| Synonyms | porcine | ||
| Similar | fat | ||
| Antonyms | lean, thin | ||
| 4. | gross visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features) | ||
| Synonyms | megascopic | ||
| Similar | seeable, visible | ||
| Antonyms | invisible, unseeable | ||
| 5. | gross without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | ||
| Samples | 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, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | ||
| Similar | unmitigated | ||
| Antonyms | mitigated | ||
| 6. | gross conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | indecent | ||
| Antonyms | decent | ||
| 7. | gross conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | conspicuous | ||
| Antonyms | inconspicuous, invisible | ||
English noun: gross | |||
| 1. | gross (quantity) twelve dozen | ||
| Synonyms | 144 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large integer | ||
| 2. | gross (possession) the entire amount of income before any deductions are made | ||
| Synonyms | receipts, revenue | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | box office, gate | ||
English verb: gross | |||
| 1. | gross (possession) earn before taxes, expenses, etc. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in | ||
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