Speech Difficulties in Down Syndrome. Down syndrome (DS) is an incurable genetic disorder that has a profound impact upon a personâs physical, mental, and social development. Children with DS have anatomical and physiological differences in the mouth and throat region that affect feeding, swallowing, and oral motor skills.
1 A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).  A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen).
[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. gross /ËgroÊs/ adverb. gross. /ËgroÊs/. adverb. Learner's definition of GROSS. â used to describe a total amount of money that exists before anything (such as taxes or expenses) is taken away. They earned $50,000, gross.