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| barbarize |
to commit gross errors in speaking or writing. [1/4 definitions] |
| big lie |
a gross falsity, distortion, or misrepresentation that becomes widely accepted through constant repetition and elaboration (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| GNP |
abbreviation of "gross national product," the total market or monetary value of all the goods and services that a nation produces, usu. in one year. |
| great gross |
a unit of quantity equal to twelve gross. |
| outgross |
combined form of gross. |
| outrage |
to subject to an outrage; commit a gross offense against. [1/6 definitions] |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| tare2 |
the weight of a carrier, container, or wrapper deducted from the gross weight of goods to determine the net weight of the contents. [2/4 definitions] |
| whopper |
a gross lie. [1/2 definitions] |
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