Word Meaning

gross definition and meaning

n. A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours.
superl. Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.
superl. Coarse; rough; not fine or delicate.
superl. Not easily aroused or excited; not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless.
superl. Expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure.
superl. Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium.
superl. Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence.
superl. Whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net.
a. The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass.
sing. & pl. The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.

Crossword clues for gross

- All inclusive
- extremely crude
- Money earned over the net?
- Morally coarse
- Total earnings are disgusting
- Total without deductions
- Twelve dozen
- Unsightly