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Meaning of word ross from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

ross noun

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

Synonyms : john ross, sir john ross

Meaning : 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).

Synonyms : james clark ross, sir james clark ross

Meaning : British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932).

Synonyms : sir ronald ross

Meaning : A politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977).

Synonyms : nellie ross, nellie tayloe ross

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

Synonyms : betsy griscom ross, betsy ross

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A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').