engross | (verb) consume all of one's attention or time | Synonyms: absorb, engage, occupy |
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(verb) devote (oneself) fully to | Synonyms: absorb, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep |
engrossed | (adjective) giving or marked by complete attention to | Synonyms: absorbed, captive, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped |
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(adjective) written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document | - |
engrossing | (adjective) capable of arousing and holding the attention | Synonyms: absorbing, fascinating, gripping, riveting |
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engrossment | (noun) the quality of being intent and concentrated | Synonyms: intentness |
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(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something | Synonyms: absorption, preoccupancy, preoccupation |
(noun) complete attention; intense mental effort | Synonyms: absorption, concentration, immersion |
grosbeak | (noun) any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill | Synonyms: grossbeak |
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groschen | (noun) 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria | - |
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grosgrain | (noun) a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs | - |
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gross | (adjective) before any deductions | - |
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(adjective) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible | Synonyms: crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, rank |
(adjective) repellently fat | Synonyms: porcine |
(adjective) lacking fine distinctions or detail | - |
(adjective) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | Synonyms: crude, earthy, vulgar |
(adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | Synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter |
(adjective) visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features) | Synonyms: megascopic |
(noun) the entire amount of income before any deductions are made | Synonyms: receipts, revenue |
(noun) twelve dozen | Synonyms: 144 |
(verb) earn before taxes, expenses, etc. | - |
grossbeak | (noun) any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill | Synonyms: grosbeak |
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grossly | (adverb) in a gross manner | - |
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grossness | (noun) the quality of lacking taste and refinement | Synonyms: coarseness, commonness, raunch, vulgarism, vulgarity |
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grosz | (noun) 100 groszy equal 1 zloty in Poland | - |
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hygroscope | (noun) hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere | - |
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hygroscopic | (adjective) absorbing moisture (as from the air) | - |
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subgross | (adjective) too small to be visible to the naked eye | - |
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