gross (
http://definr.com/gross)
adj 1: before any deductions; "gross income" [ant:
net]
2: visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical
features) [syn:
megascopic]
3: of general aspects or broad distinctions; "the gross details
of the structure appear reasonable"
4: repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man" [syn:
porcine]
5: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a
crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of
human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude";
"gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn:
crying(a),
egregious,
flagrant,
glaring,
rank]
6: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
intensifiers; "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" [syn:
arrant(a),
complete(a),
consummate(a),
double-dyed(a),
everlasting(a),
gross(a),
perfect(a),
pure(a),
sodding(a),
stark(a),
staring(a),
thoroughgoing(a),
utter(a)]
7: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "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" [syn:
coarse,
crude,
earthy,
vulgar]
n 1: twelve dozen [syn:
144]
2: the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
[syn:
revenue,
receipts]
v : earn before taxes, expenses, etc.