ROSS

Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross

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

Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross

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

Ross, Sir Ronald Ross

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

Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross

(noun) 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)

Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ross; 115), n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Ross, v. t.

Definition: To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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