Gross (adjective)
Disgusting, nasty.
Gross (adjective)
Coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, or impure.
Gross (adjective)
Coarse, unrefined.
Gross (adjective)
Great, large, bulky, or fat.
Gross (adjective)
Great, serious, flagrant, or shameful.
“a gross mistake;”
“gross injustice;”
“gross negligence”
Gross (adjective)
The whole amount; entire; total before any deductions.
“gross domestic product”
Gross (adjective)
Not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless.
Gross (adjective)
Seen without a microscope, macroscopic, usually for a tissue or an organ.
Gross (noun)
Twelve dozen = 144.
Gross (noun)
The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.
Gross (noun)
The bulk, the mass, the masses.
Gross (verb)
To earn money, not including expenses.
“The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.”
Net (noun)
A mesh of string, cord or rope.
“a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net”
Net (noun)
A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
Net (noun)
A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
Net (noun)
Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
“Petri net”
Net (noun)
A trap.
“caught in the prosecuting attorney’s net”
Net (noun)
Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
Net (noun)
A interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
“a computer network; a road network; an electricity distribution network”
Net (noun)
A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
“The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.”
Net (noun)
A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
Net (noun)
The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
Net (noun)
The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
Net (verb)
To catch by means of a net.
Net (verb)
To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
Net (verb)
To enclose or cover with a net.
“to net a tree”
Net (verb)
To score (a goal).
“Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.”
Net (verb)
To hit the ball into the net.
Net (verb)
To form network or netting; to knit.
Net (verb)
To receive as profit.
“The company nets $30 on every sale.”
Net (verb)
To yield as profit for.
“The scam netted the criminals $30,000.”
Net (verb)
To fully hedge a position.
“Every party is netting their position with a counter-party”
Net (adjective)
Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
Net (adjective)
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
“net wine”
Net (adjective)
Remaining after expenses or deductions.
“net profit; net weight”
Net (adjective)
Final; end.
“net result; net conclusion”
Net (adverb)
After expenses or deductions.
“You’ll have $5000 net.”
Net (noun)
a piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals
“fishermen mending their nets”
Net (noun)
a piece of net supported by a frame at the end of a handle, used for catching fish or insects.
Net (noun)
the total amount of fish caught in one session or expedition
“good nets of roach, chub, and perch”
Net (noun)
a structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey
“he turned Wilson’s cross into the net”
“Wales did find the net in the 32nd minute”
Net (noun)
a net supported on a cord between two posts to divide the playing area in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
Net (noun)
a strip of ground enclosed by a net, for batting and bowling practice
“a full net practice”
Net (noun)
a safety net
“he felt like a tightrope-walker without a net”
Net (noun)
a fine fabric with a very open weave
“net curtains”
Net (noun)
net curtains.
Net (noun)
a means of catching someone; a trap
“the search was delayed, allowing the murderers to escape the net”
Net (noun)
a means of selecting or securing someone or something
“he spread his net far and wide in his long search for success”
Net (noun)
a communications or broadcasting network, especially of maritime radio
“the radio net was brought to life with a mayday”
Net (noun)
a network of interconnected computers
“a computer news net”
Net (noun)
the Internet
“ensuring privacy on the Net is an increasingly difficult job”
Net (verb)
catch (a fish or other animal) with a net
“damage caused when netting the fish”
“rabbits can be netted all the year round”
Net (verb)
fish with nets in (a river)
“they were netting the River Naver”
Net (verb)
acquire or obtain in a skilful way
“customs officials have netted large caches of drugs”
Net (verb)
(in sport) hit (a ball) into the net; score (a goal)
“Butler netted 14 goals”
Net (verb)
cover with a net
“we fenced off a rabbit-proof area for vegetables and netted the top”
Net (verb)
acquire (a sum of money) as clear profit
“he netted £2.45 million on the deal”
Net (verb)
return (profit or income) for (someone)
“the land netted its owner a turnover of $800,000”
Net (verb)
exclude a non-net amount, such as tax, when making a calculation, in order to reduce the amount left to a net sum
“the scrap value should be netted off against the original purchase price”
Net (adjective)
(of an amount, value, or price) remaining after the deduction of tax or other contributions
“net earnings per share rose”
“the camera will cost you, net of VAT, about £300”
Net (adjective)
(of a weight) excluding that of the packaging.
Net (adjective)
(of a score in golf) adjusted to take account of a player’s handicap.
Net (adjective)
remaining after all factors have been taken into account; overall
“the net result is the same”