gross
/groʊs/
adjectivenounverb
5 letters1 syllable6 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
ADJECTIVE
1
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
“gross negligence”
2
Lacking fine distinctions or detail.
“the gross details of the structure appear reasonable”
3
Repellently fat.
4
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.
“gross ineptitude”
“gross injustice”
5
Visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features).
6
Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent.
“a revoltingly gross expletive”
7
NOUNBefore any deductions.
“gross income”
1
The entire amount of income before any deductions are made.
2
VERBTwelve dozen.
1
Earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
WORD FORMS
Related formgrossness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinossgray
Starts & ends withG … S
Syllablesgross
SYNONYMS & RELATED37
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