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.
Source: WordNet® 2.0