ross
The rough, scaly surface on the bark of treesThe rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.
US/ɹˈɑs/
» Ross completed a triathlon carrying a 45 kg tree.
Meaning
2 senses(US, dialectal, uncountable)The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.
(Wales)A swamp.
More definitions
- American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
- a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
- British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
- 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)
Examples
8 sentencesRoss completed a triathlon carrying a 45 kg tree.
Ross’s grandson was among those who promoted the story that his grandmother made the nation’s first flag.
Ross was a widow whose husband, a member of the local militia, was killed in a gunpowder explosion.
According to legend, Washington asked Ross to design and sew the new nation’s flag.
Ross Perot received about eight million votes.
Origin
From Welsh rhos.From Welsh rhos.
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Forms
plural: rosses| Singular | ross |
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uncountable
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836):Betsy RossBetsy Griscom Ross
- a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977):Nellie RossNellie Tayloe Ross
- British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932):Sir Ronald Ross
- 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 RossSir James Clark Ross
- Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856):John RossSir John Ross
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable