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ross
1[raws, ros]
noun
the rough exterior of bark.
verb (used with object)
to remove the rough exterior of bark from (a log or the like).
Ross
2[raws, ros]
noun
Betsy Griscom 1752–1836, maker of the first U.S. flag.
Harold Wallace, 1892–1951, U.S. publisher and editor.
Sir James Clark, 1800–62, English navigator: explorer of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
his uncle Sir John, 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer.
John CoowescooweorKooweskoowe, 1790–1866, Cherokee leader.
Nellie Tayloe 1876–1977, U.S. politician and governor of Wyoming: first woman U.S. governor 1925–27.
Sir Ronald, 1857–1932, English physician: Nobel Prize 1902.
a male given name.
Ross
/ ɒ /
noun
Diana . born 1944, US singer: lead vocalist (1961–69) with Motown group the Supremes, whose hits include "Baby Love" (1964). Her subsequent recordings include Lady Sings the Blues (film soundtrack, 1972), and Chain Reaction (1986)
Sir James Clark . 1800–62, British naval officer; explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic. He located the north magnetic pole (1831) and discovered the Ross Sea during an Antarctic voyage (1839–43)
his uncle, Sir John . 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer
Sir Ronald . 1857–1932, English bacteriologist, who discovered the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1902
Word History and Origins
Origin of ross1
Example Sentences
Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, were shot dead in a bar in Fuengirola on 31 May.
It was converted by Ross Byrne who got a big round of applause on his final appearance for his province.
Another handcuffed on the curb outside a Ross clothing store in Bell Gardens.
Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, were shot dead at Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola in the Costa Del Sol on 31 May.
Dennis Ross, another experienced Middle East hand, agreed.
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