Found 2 items, similar to Ross.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Ross Ross n 1: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) [syn: John Ross, Sir John Ross] 2: 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) [syn: James Clark Ross , Sir James Clark Ross] 3: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) [syn: Sir Ronald Ross] 4: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) [syn: Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross ] 5: American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn: Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ross Ross \Ross\; 115), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] Ross \Ross\, v. t. To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]