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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ross (rôs, ros),USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe rough exterior of bark.
v.t. - Botanyto remove the rough exterior of bark from (a log or the like).
- origin, originally uncertain 1570–80
Ross (rôs, ros),USA pronunciation n. Betsy Gris•com (gris′kəm),USA pronunciation 1752–1836, maker of the first U.S. flag.- Biographical Harold Wallace, 1892–1951, U.S. publisher and editor.
- Biographical Sir James Clark, 1800–62, English navigator: explorer of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
- Biographicalhis uncle, Sir John, 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and arctic explorer.
- Biographical John (Coowescoowe or Kooweskoowe), 1790–1866, Cherokee leader.
- Biographical Sir Ronald, 1857–1932, English physician: Nobel prize 1902.
- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Ross /rɒs/ n - 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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