Definition of gross

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Gross (superl.) Expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure..

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Essence :: Essence (n.) The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts..
Immerse :: Immerse (v. t.) To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm.
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
Rank :: Rank (superl.) Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy..
Coarseness :: Coarseness (n.) The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language..
Deformity :: Deformity (a.) Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from order or the established laws of propriety; as, deformity in an edifice; deformity of character..
Chirography :: Chirography (n.) The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To purchase either the whole or large quantities of, for the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit; hence, to take or assume in undue quantity, proportion, or degree; as, to engross commodities in market; to engross power..
Rectify :: Rectify (v. t.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine..
Coarse :: Coarse (superl.) Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language..
Muddy :: Muddy (superl.) Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.
Rankly :: Rankly (adv.) With rank or vigorous growth; luxuriantly; hence, coarsely; grossly; as, weeds grow rankly..
Gross :: Gross (superl.) Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium..
Absorption :: Absorption (n.) Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment..
Great :: Great (n.) The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great..
Lump :: Lump (v. i.) To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Carnal-mindedness :: Carnal-mindedness (n.) Grossness of mind.
Crime :: Crime (n.) Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong..
Chirograph :: Chirograph (n.) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party..
Palpable :: Palpable (a.) Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors..
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