What part of speech is gross?

Gross can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. gross is a verb, present, 1st person singular of gross (infinitive).
  • 2. gross is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. gross is a noun, singular of gross / grosses.
  • 4. gross is a noun, plural of gross.
  • 5. gross is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective to adverb

  • adjective: gross
  • adverb: grossly 

What does gross mean?

Definitions

Adjective

gross - before any deductions; "gross income"
gross - repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man"
gross - lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
gross - 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"
gross - visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
gross - 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"
gross - 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"; "the unadulterated truth"

Verb

gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

Noun

gross - the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

Examples of gross

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Gross income.
2. adj. The gross details of the structure appear reasonable.
3. adj. A revoltingly gross expletive.
4. adj. Gross ineptitude.
5. adj. Gross injustice.
6. adj. Gross negligence.
7. adj. The 20 mill reflects gross exposure.
8. adj. An enhanced position signoff process will be implemented prior to end Q1 covering gross tonnage, spread positions and summarised analyses for brand and locations.
9. adj. I called the store and the clerk giggled, and agreed that it was gross, but said it was not her problem.
10. adj. We have never had mexican food this bad, it was just simply gross.
11. adj. I wanted to be very blonde and instead he pulled my root color throughout my whole hair which is a gross mousey brown.
12. adj. The gross national product of our country is the second largest.
13. adj. You must be more careful to avoid making a gross mistake.
14. adj. His gross manners offended his companions.
15. adj. He is gross, man!
16. noun Also, you will notice this interconnect may not be subject to the CIAC tax gross up, but to protect ourselves, we have added language in Para 3.2 that protects us financially if the IRS ever comes back to determine that this interconnect is subject to the CIAC tax.
17. noun Also, you will notice this interconnect may not be subject to the CIAC tax gross up, but to protect ourselves, we have added language in Para 3.that protects us financially if the IRS ever comes back to determine that this interconnect is subject to the CIAC tax.
18. verb If it doesn't gross you out, you can use my spoon.
19. verb If it doesn't gross you out, you can use my spoon.
Sentence  
adj.
Gross income.
The gross details of the structure appear reasonable.
A revoltingly gross expletive.
Gross ineptitude.
Gross injustice.
Gross negligence.
The 20 mill reflects gross exposure.
An enhanced position signoff process will be implemented prior to end Q1 covering gross tonnage, spread positions and summarised analyses for brand and locations.
I called the store and the clerk giggled, and agreed that it was gross, but said it was not her problem.
We have never had mexican food this bad, it was just simply gross.
I wanted to be very blonde and instead he pulled my root color throughout my whole hair which is a gross mousey brown.
The gross national product of our country is the second largest.
You must be more careful to avoid making a gross mistake.
His gross manners offended his companions.
He is gross, man!
noun
Also, you will notice this interconnect may not be subject to the CIAC tax gross up, but to protect ourselves, we have added language in Para 3.2 that protects us financially if the IRS ever comes back to determine that this interconnect is subject to the CIAC tax.
Also, you will notice this interconnect may not be subject to the CIAC tax gross up, but to protect ourselves, we have added language in Para 3.that protects us financially if the IRS ever comes back to determine that this interconnect is subject to the CIAC tax.
verb
If it doesn't gross you out, you can use my spoon.
If it doesn't gross you out, you can use my spoon.

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