gross
adjective / noun / verb
Meaning
- adjectiveRemarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; Highly or conspicuously offensive.
Example:
a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult
- nounTwelve dozen = 144.
Example:
We need to order three gross of torx screws for next week.
- verbTo earn money, not including expenses.
Example:
The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #934 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 25% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: s