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

Stuckey’s ability to package her work as fluffy girl stuff worked well on the New York Times’ Ross Douthat, who presented her to his well-meaning but gullible liberal audience as a harmless church girl whose podcast is the equivalent of a Sunday afternoon ladies brunch.

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Connie Britton co-stars as Burns’s character’s widowed sister-in-law, along with Tracee Ellis Ross and Mike McGlone.

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Or be a salesman to understand Jack Lemmon’s desperate drive in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

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In “Glengarry Glen Ross,” a group of real-estate salesmen is pushed to compete fiercely after their new, no-nonsense boss raises the stakes of their monthly sales contest.

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More indicative of consumers’ strength are the year-to-date performances of Walmart stock in the Consumer Staples sector —up 15.2%—and the S&P 500 Apparel Retail industry index, home to Ross Stores and TJX, which has gained 21%.

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