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

The president pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road online drug bazaar.

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“The creeping annexation in the West Bank must stop,” Ross added.

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“Israelis will fear Hamas would dominate a Palestinian state, and that is why disarmament of Hamas and reform of the PA are so important. Having Saudi leaders reach out to Israeli public would help,” Ross said.

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“Now that I look back on it, I really, really wish I never got into like politics,” Adin Ross, a popular “manosphere” YouTuber, recently told his followers.

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Those are the words of financial reporter and author Andrew Ross Sorkin, who offered a warning to investors during an interview aired Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”

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