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ross

[ raws, ros ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the rough exterior of bark.

verb (used with object)

to remove the rough exterior of bark from (a log or the like).

Ross

[ raws, ros ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Betsy Gris·com [gris, -k, uh, m], 1752–1836, maker of the first U.S. flag.
Harold Wallace, 1892–1951, U.S. publisher and editor.
Sir James Clark, 1800–62, English navigator: explorer of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
his uncle Sir John, 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer.
John CoowescooweorKooweskoowe, 1790–1866, Cherokee leader.
Nellie Tay·loe [tey, -loh], 1876–1977, U.S. politician and governor of Wyoming: first woman U.S. governor 1925–27.
Sir Ronald, 1857–1932, English physician: Nobel Prize 1902.
a male given name.

Ross

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noun

RossDiana1944FUSMUSIC: popular singer 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)
RossSir James Clark18001862MBritishMILITARY: naval officerTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer 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)
RossSir John17771856MScottishMILITARY: naval officerTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer his uncle, Sir John . 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer
RossSir Ronald18571932MEnglishSCIENCE: bacteriologist 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ross¹

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain

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Ross Perot’s and Pat Buchanan’s presidential bids in the 1990s centered on the foreign trade imbalance, but what they offered was more xenophobia than a rational plan to fix the trade deficit.

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When Megan Ross was 14 years old, she opened some letters her dad had sent her from prison.

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I was also a great fan and admirer of Tracee Ellis Ross.

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Johnathan Ross, who represented the government, said despite the cuts, the groups were free to continue offering pro bono services and pointed out that other parts of the contract, including a know-your-rights program, remained.

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"There's no excuse for a Republican not to win this race," said Randy Ross, a Florida-based conservative activist who campaigned there for Trump in 2016 and 2024.

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