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ross

/ɹɔs/

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ross noun: the rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.

Noun (1)

ross (uncountable)

  1. (US, dialectal) The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.

Verb

ross (third-person singular simple present rosses, present participle rossing, simple past and past participle rossed)

  1. (US, dialectal, transitive) To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface.
    • to ross bark

Noun (2)

ross (plural rosses)

  1. (Wales) A swamp.

Proper noun capitalized: Ross

Ross (countable and uncountable, plural Rosses)

  1. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic derived from any of several places of that name, from Scottish Gaelic ros (“headland”).
  2. A surname from Cornish
  3. A surname from German
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of early 19th century and later usage.
    • In addition to many other things he has promised to do on his first day in office, Donald Trump has said he will free Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence in federal prison for connecting drug consumers with drug sellers.2025 January 20, Jacob Sullum, “Why Trump Should Keep His Promise To Free Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht”, in Reason
  5. An unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas.
  6. A town in Marin County, California.
  7. An unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa.
  9. An unincorporated community in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota.
  10. A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  11. A township and census-designated place therein, in Butler County, Ohio.
  12. A minor city in McLennan County, Texas.
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  1. A town in Forest County, Wisconsin.
  2. An unincorporated community in the town of Liberty, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  3. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Ross Township.
  4. A hamlet in Middleton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1336).
  5. A coastal hamlet south of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX6444).
  6. A coastal locality near Burnmouth, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9660).
  7. A village in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  8. A small town in the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand.
  9. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Ross Township
  10. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Ross County

ross meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

ross in Hindi

रोस, रॉस

ross in Tamil

ராஸ்

ross in Marathi

रॉस, रोस

ross in Urdu

راس, راسس
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ross in Telugu
రాస్
ross in Malayalam
റോസ്സിന്
ross in Kannada
ರಾಸ್, ರಾಸ್ಗೆ
ross in Punjabi
ਰੌਸ
ross in Gujarati
રોસ
ross in Odia
ରସ୍
ross in Nepali
रोस

Forms of ross

Verb
third-person singular presentrosses
present participlerossing
past participlerossed
pastrossed
Noun
pluralrosses
Proper noun
pluralRosses
alternative formRosse

Origin of ross

From Welsh rhos.

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from Scottish Gaelic ros (“promontory”) or a Brythonic parallel of its source such as Welsh rhos (“moor, heath”). There were also several Norman families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare Rose, Rhodes. * As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w. * As an English and German surname, from derivatives of the old Germanic root common in names *hrōþi (“fame”). Compare Rossell. * As a Cornish surname, from several places in Cornwall deriving from ros (“heathland”), related to the above Celtic word meaning "heath" or "promontory." See Rouse. * As a Jewish and German occupational surname for a breeder of horses, from the regional/poetic noun Ross (“horse”). Doublet of horse. * Also as a Jewish surname, Americanized from Rose.

Phrases with ross

Words that rhyme with ross

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Questions about ross

What does ross mean?
Ross means the rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.
What is ross in Hindi?
Ross in Hindi is रोस, रॉस. See Ross meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ross?
Ross can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ross?
Ross is pronounced /ɹɔs/ (US).
What is the plural of ross?
The plural of ross is rosses.

Words near ross in the dictionary

  1. Rospigliosi
  2. rosquilla
  3. rosquillas
  4. ROSR
  5. ROSRs
  6. ross
  7. Ross and Cromarty
  8. Ross County
  9. Ross Dependency
  10. Ross Island
  11. Ross River

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ross (page history and authors); Ross (page history and authors); ross (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ross (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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