Gross

  • 41gross — [grəʊs] adj I 1) a gross amount of money is the total amount before taxes or costs have been taken out 2) extreme and unreasonable a gross distortion of the truth[/ex] 3) legal gross actions are extremely bad and are considered immoral by most… …

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  • 42Gross — Ludwik, U.S. oncologist, *1904. See G. virus, G. leukemia virus. * * * gross grōs adj 1 a) glaringly or flagrantly obvious b) visible without the aid of a microscope: MACROSCOPIC <gross lesions> compare OCCULT …

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  • 43gross — Coarse or large; large enough to be visible to the naked eye; macroscopic. [L. grossus, thick] * * * gross grōs adj 1 a) glaringly or flagrantly obvious b) visible without the aid of a microscope: MACROSCOPIC <gross lesions> compare OCCULT… …

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  • 44Gross — /grohs/, n. Chaim /khuym/, born 1904, U.S. sculptor and graphic artist, born in Austria. * * * (as used in expressions) gross domestic product Gross Michael Gross Samuel David * * * …

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  • 45Gross — Recorded in many forms including Gros, Gross, Grose, Grosse, Groz, Groos, and compounds such as Grossbauer, Grooskopf, Grosman, Groseman and Grossman, this is a surname recorded in the British Isles over many centuries, but essentially of… …

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  • 46gross — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, Boeotian, C, Circean, Doric, Rabelaisian, abhorrent, abject, abominable, absolute, adipose, afford, aggregate, all, all embracing, all inclusive, animal, animalistic, arrant, asinine, atrocious, avails, awful,… …

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  • 47gross — 1. adjective 1) informal the place smelled gross Syn: disgusting, repulsive, revolting, foul, nasty, obnoxious, sickening, nauseating, stomach churning 2) a gross distortion of the truth Syn: thoro …

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  • 48Gross! — infobox television show name = Gross! format = Documentary runtime = 30 minutes starring = Jason Bradbury network = Discovery Channel|Gross! is a television show aired on children s channel Discovery Channel. It is presented by Jason Bradbury …

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  • 49gross — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Gross is used after these nouns: ↑box office {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Gross is used with these nouns: ↑asset, ↑breach, ↑corruption, ↑cost, ↑debt, ↑disparity, ↑distortion, ↑ …

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  • 50gross — [14] Gross comes via Old French gros from late Latin grossus ‘large, bulky’, a word of unknown origin (not related to German gross ‘large’). Its association with literal physical size has now largely died out in English, in the face of a growing… …

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