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      gross
      noun
      The total amount (of goods, money, etc) before taxes, expenses, exceptions, tares, or similar deductions are subtracted.
      The bulk; the mass.
      Twelve dozen = 144.
      A surname from Middle English, originally a nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros (“large”).
      A village in Nebraska, having a population of two as of 2010.
      verb
      (transitive) To earn money, not including expenses.
      adjective
      (of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
      (informal, Canada, US, Australia) Causing disgust.
      (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
      Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
      (of a product) Lacking refinement; not of high quality.
      (of a person) Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.
      (sciences, pathology) Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.
      (of a substance) Dense, heavy.
      (now chiefly poetic) Difficult or impossible to see through.
      (archaic) Not sensitive in perception or feeling.
      (obsolete) Easy to perceive.
      Roots
      grossusgross- · Latin · thick, coarse
      Synonyms for gross
      egregiousadjrevenuenreceiptsnvulgaradjflagrantadjdisgustingadjcrudenrepulsiveadjtotaladjrevoltingadjsickeningadjrepugnantadjobsceneadjnauseatingadjloathsomeadjcrassadjhorribleadjabominableadj
      Words related to gross
      encarnalizevyuckyadjickyadjdisgustfuladjyuckgrossnessnrepulsivenessnyukkyadjdisgustinglyadvappallingadjgrottyadjhideousadjdistastefuladjrepugnantlyadvamountedvegregiousnessnannualizedvhorrendousadjcumulativeadjgrotesqueadjsubtotalnrevoltinglyadv

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