ross

¹

[raws, ros]

noun

1. the rough exterior of bark.

verb (used with object)

1. to remove the rough exterior of bark from (a log or the like).

Ross

²

[raws, ros]

noun

1. Betsy Griscom 1752–1836, maker of the first U.S. flag.

2. Harold Wallace, 1892–1951, U.S. publisher and editor.

3. Sir James Clark, 1800–62, English navigator: explorer of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

4. his uncle Sir John, 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer.

5. John CoowescooweorKooweskoowe, 1790–1866, Cherokee leader.

6. Nellie Tayloe 1876–1977, U.S. politician and governor of Wyoming: first woman U.S. governor 1925–27.

7. Sir Ronald, 1857–1932, English physician: Nobel Prize 1902.

8. a male given name.

Ross

/ rɒs /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. his uncle, Sir John . 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer

4. 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

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Miller, 52, is a Los Angeles native and the daughter of Dr. Ross Miller, a trauma surgeon who served on the Compton City Council.

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It stars Brandon Grace, Ro Kumar, Eilidh Park, George Prentice, Alyth Ross and Rebecca Bell as young lawyers trying to navigate their messy lives at a time when their careers turn serious.

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He does not attend club AGMs, sending his son, Ross, instead.

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Despite its beginning, these 17 movements focus chiefly on six accomplished guitarists and a family of acoustic stringed instruments: Brandon Ross on soprano guitar; Bill Frisell and Miles Okazaki on archtop guitars; Gregg Belisle-Chi on a flat-top guitar; and Stomu Takeishi and Jerome Harris on bass guitars.

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A 1994 Threadgill release, “Song Out of My Trees,” included one track, “Over the River Club,” featuring pianist Myra Melford and four guitarists, among them Messrs. Ross and Harris.

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