ross

IPA: rˈɑs

Root Word: Ross

An English and Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic derived from any of several places of that name, from Scottish Gaelic ros (“headland”).
A male given name transferred from the surname, of early 19th century and later usage.
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Marin County, California.
A city and village in North Dakota.
A census-designated place in Ohio.
A city and town in Texas.
A town in Wisconsin.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Ross Township.
A small town in New Zealand on the West Coast of the South Island.
(US, dialect) The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.
(UK, dialect) A swamp.

Examples of "ross" in Sentences

It is the see of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
She presented the show with Frank Bough and Nick Ross.
I substituted the link to Ross with the link to the Chronicle.
Ross introduces Palmer to Dalby as a good man but insubordinate.
Easter Ross and the peninsula of the Black Isle are comparatively level.
New Ross and Youghal were secondary centers of transatlantic embarkation.
The most coveted of the Ross products is the grey colored Ross Compressor.
While still afoot, Ross and his men participated in the Battle of Corinth.
Again, the focus of the entry is Ross not Scott and Ross' assorted critics.
Ross and Marilyn dote on their son and seem largely unbothered by the criticism.