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ross

/ɹˈɑs/noun1 syllable

Ross means: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).

Synonyms for ross9

noun, as in Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

John Ross, Sir John Ross

noun, as in British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross

noun, as in a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross

noun, as in American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross

noun, as in British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

Sir Ronald Ross

What does ross mean?5

noun

1

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

2

British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

3

a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

4

American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

5

British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ross?8

one syllable

bosslasosflossboskos

two syllables

hamasabbas
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Ross in a sentence

  • Ross was a widow whose husband, a member of the local militia, was killed in a gunpowder explosion.Hybrid
  • Ross Perot received about eight million votes.Source_VOA
  • Colonel Ross leaned back with his arms folded and his hat tilted over his eyes.Hybrid
  • According to legend, Washington asked Ross to design and sew the new nation’s flag.Hybrid

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Forms of ross

as a noun

plural
rosses