Definitions for ROSS
rɔs, rɒsross

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Ross, John Ross, Sir John Rossnoun

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

2. Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Rossnoun

   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. Ross, Sir Ronald Rossnoun

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

4. Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Rossnoun

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

5. Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Rossnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rossnoun

   derived from any of several places of that name, from Gaelic ros "headland".

2. Rossnoun

   An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from any of several places of that name, from Scottish Gaelic ros.

3. Rossnoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname, of early 19th century and later usage.

4. Rossnoun

   A town in Marin County, California, United States.

5. Rossnoun

   A city and village in North Dakota.

6. Rossnoun

   A census-designated place in Ohio.

7. Rossnoun

   A city and town in Texas.

8. Rossnoun

   A town in Wisconsin.

9. Rossnoun

   A small town in New Zealand on the West Coast of the South Island.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rossnoun

   the rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees

2. Rossverb

   to divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark

3. Etymology: [Etymol. uncertain.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Ross

   Ross is a region of Scotland and a former mormaerdom, earldom, sheriffdom and county. The name Ross allegedly derives from a Gaelic word meaning a headland - perhaps a reference to the Black Isle. The Norse word for Orkney - Hrossay meaning horse island - is another possible origin. The area once belonged to the Norse earldom of Orkney. Ross is a historical comital region, perhaps predating the Mormaerdom of Ross.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Ross

   ros, n. the scaly matter on the surface of trees: (Scot.) the refuse of plants.—v.t. to strip the bark from.—n. Ross′ing-machine′, a machine for removing the bark of a tree. [Norw. ros, scale.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ross

   A term from the Celtic, signifying a promontory.

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2. ROSS

   What does ROSS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ROSS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROSS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ross is ranked #98 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ross surname appeared 229,368 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 78 would have the surname Ross.
   
   68.9% or 158,172 total occurrences were White.
   24.4% or 56,103 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 6,308 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 5,321 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 2,064 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 1,399 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Explorer
   • Physician
   • Politician
   • Seamstress

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ROSS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4612

How to pronounce ROSS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ROSS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROSS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROSS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ROSS in a Sentence

1. Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro:

   The Blue Jays open the season on the road at Tampa Bay. Their first scheduled home series, against the Washington Nationals on July 29 and 30, will now also be on the road to accommodate infrastructure modifications at Sahlen Field to help it meet Major League Baseball standards and COVID-19 safety requirements. The Blue Jays first game in Buffalo will be either on July 31 against the Philadelphia Phillies or on Aug. 11 against the Miami Marlins. The team had also considered playing home games at its training facility in Dunedin, Florida, but that is among the states that are virus hot spots. Health officials in Canada and Pennsylvania were worried about the frequent travel by players throughout the U.S., one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic. General manager Ross Atkins had said his team had more than five contingency plans for a home stadium. Im excited we finally have to a place to play. Were done with that, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. expects the Buffalo park to favor pitchers because it is a larger field than the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Its going to be different because of the way it is in Toronto compared to Buffalo, Guerrero said through an interpreter. There are no fans anyway. Were just going to go play baseball. Blue Jays players had made it clear to the front office they wanted to play in a major league park. Outfielder Randal Grichuk had described Buffalo as a worst case. This process has no doubt tested our teams resilience, but our players and staff refuse to make excuses.

2. Mark Webber:

   Red Bull is like a Formula Three team compared to Ferrari. With Ferrari there's an article every day in the Gazzetta dello Sport. It's a religion there and being a driver is not easy, if you look at when Ferrari executed the best, we go back to when it was Ross (Brawn) and Jean (Todt).

3. Dixie Lewis:

   We loved her so much and are in a kind of pain none of us has experienced, she loved Ross, with whom she died. She loved to live and our hearts are so broken they can’t find the words to describe the feeling. Her mother, Tabitha, and I, and her brother Walker and sister Quinn are going to find ways for her memory to live in her absence.

4. Ross Cellino:

   Equally heartbreaking is the passing of Cellino Barnes, sister of Cellino Barnes and daughter of Cellino Barnes, Steve's brother and an attorney at our firm. All of us at Ross Cellino and Cellino Barnes are deeply saddened. My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Cellino Barnes family during this difficult time.

5. My Democratic opponent:

   The name of his company -- SPQR -- which is a symbol associated with white nationalists, he often does interviews in front of the Betsy Ross flag, which again is used by white nationalists( to) symbolize the good ol' days when white men ruled the country.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ROSS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ross
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ROSS
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ROSS
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ROSS
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=ROSS
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html