Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gross | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
gate (noun) | gross (noun) |
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a movable barrier in a fence or wall | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs | twelve dozen |
passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark | |
total admission receipts at a sports event |
gate (adjective) | gross (adjective) |
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before any deductions | |
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | |
repellently fat | |
lacking fine distinctions or detail | |
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | |
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | |
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features) |
gate (verb) | gross (verb) |
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restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment | earn before taxes, expenses, etc. |
control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate | |
supply with a gate |