Ross
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5.9
- proper noun
- /rɔs/
- The work continued for a few more hours before Ross and Pete were settled.
Examples
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What I think is so funny is that Ross says the same thing about Pete.
Fiction book (1991) -
But what's gonna happen to Ross and the ladies?
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Now, Big Ross, get on the telephone.
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"You really don't have to ride with me, Ross, although I thank you for your trouble."
Fiction book (1991) -
I'll let you get back to work. Ross left, thinking that he'd made a mistake.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was no hesitation then, and Ross walked on a cloud for days.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Don't you talk about her like that!" Ross was instantly on the defensive.
Fiction book (1991) -
Anything for me, Ross?
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Mandy acted as though she didn't hear him, and Ross began to worry about her.
Fiction book (1991) -
Betsy Ross is famously known for sewing the first American flag.
Synonyms
3
5.8
An American seamstress said to have sewn the first American flag
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ross is an old family name from the Gaelic word ros, meaning 'headland' or 'promontory'. Think of someone living on a high bit of land by the sea — that place name became a surname, so Betsy Ross had a name that originally showed where her family came from.