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)
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)
noun, as in a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
noun, as in American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
noun, as in British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
What does ross mean?5
noun
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
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)
a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
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
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