Used in a Sentence

grose

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grose.

Editorial note

I think I deserve at least a reply after you made such a grose comment.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of grose gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grose.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

I think I deserve at least a reply after you made such a grose comment.

2

Not starting with something grose probably helps.

3

Ashok Gupta, DPT Jack Reynolds Kate Pascucci (She/Her) Kerry Kozuki Jyotsna Mehta Maria Kunstadter Shaun Mitra Vytas Kisielius Matthew (MG) Grose Gregg Smith Please share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback on the report's content so we can engage in the comments section.

4

Not really a fan, I think that Notre Dame's appeal is it's age but holly heck the comments here (and in fact, my grose personal initial response internally of 'there they go forcing...') convinced me these are probably a good and needed change.

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Repeating a string 4 times creates fun patterns with 360, 180 or 90 degree rotational symmetry (modifiable by adding spaces) which make nice looking avatars: "grosegrosegrosegrose" "grose grose grose grose"

6

Can't say I speak German, but at the top there is a Grose: nnn.nnn.nn.nn bytes.

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>Synonyms: see Thesaurus:delicious >1788, Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Second edition, page 322: >More-ish.

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Grose's A Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) mentions the army custom of a marriage over the sword, the officiant, an NCO, pronouncing "Leap rogue, and jump whore/And now you are married forevermore." And somebody in Great Expectations is said to have been "married over the stick".

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>Grose's The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - 1811: >>To send one to Coventry; a punishment inflicted by officers of the army on such of their brethren as are testy, or have been guilty of improper behaviour, not worthy the cognizance of a court martial.

Quote examples

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Repeating a string 4 times creates fun patterns with 360, 180 or 90 degree rotational symmetry (modifiable by adding spaces) which make nice looking avatars: "grosegrosegrosegrose" "grose grose grose grose"

2

Grose's A Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) mentions the army custom of a marriage over the sword, the officiant, an NCO, pronouncing "Leap rogue, and jump whore/And now you are married forevermore." And somebody in Great Expectations is said to have been "married over the stick".

Proper noun examples

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Can't say I speak German, but at the top there is a Grose: nnn.nnn.nn.nn bytes.

2

>Synonyms: see Thesaurus:delicious >1788, Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, Second edition, page 322: >More-ish.

3

>Grose's The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - 1811: >>To send one to Coventry; a punishment inflicted by officers of the army on such of their brethren as are testy, or have been guilty of improper behaviour, not worthy the cognizance of a court martial.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use grose in a sentence?

I think I deserve at least a reply after you made such a grose comment.

What does grose mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is grose?

grose is commonly used as noun.