ross

[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).

Origin of ross

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain

Ross

[raws, ros]

noun

Betsy Gris·com

[gris-kuh m] /ˈgrɪs kəm/, 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 uncleSir John,1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and arctic explorer.

JohnCoowescooweorKooweskoowe, 1790–1866, Cherokee leader.

Nellie Tay·loe [tey-loh] /ˈteɪ loʊ/, 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.

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Examples from the Web for ross

Contemporary Examples of ross

“We had thought that Ross was going to have to live on Social Security and that was that,” Stuart said.
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Ross has cerebral palsy, and the Pathways to Careers initiative of SourceAmerica helped him get his position.
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Before Pathways, Ross had significant trouble finding a job.
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Worse, all of this mugging business reminds Ross of when he was mugged as a child.
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September 18, 2014
Rachel starts dating a guy named Russ, and would you believe that he bears a striking resemblance to Ross?
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Historical Examples of ross

Why, I just happened to recollect a fact related by Captain Ross in his voyages.
The Field of Ice
Jules Verne
Peter learned a good deal about the Ross family in those talks with Jan.
Jan and Her Job
L. Allen Harker
She declared Miss Ross to be middle-aged, to look younger than she was.
Jan and Her Job
L. Allen Harker
Miss Ross, he feared, was not nearly so sensible as he had thought.
Jan and Her Job
L. Allen Harker
In 1797 lines 5-10 were restored to the Man of Ross and omitted from the Monody.
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for ross

Ross

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

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ross in Medicine

Ross

[rôs]Sir Ronald 1857-1932

British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito.