ross

/ɹˈɑs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
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)
3. British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
4. a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
5. American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

Synonyms for ross

• John Ross
• Sir John Ross
• James Clark Ross
• Sir James Clark Ross
• Sir Ronald Ross
• Nellie Ross
• Nellie Tayloe Ross
• Betsy Ross
• Betsy Griscom Ross

Words that rhyme with ross

• boss
• os
• floss
• albatross
• crosse
• fosse
• kos
• semigloss
• aase
• abbas
• blas
• bosse
• caguas
• cedras
• clos
• daas
• dazs
• demoss
• devoss
• foss
• gosse
• gotaas
• grosse
• haas
• haase
• haass
• habermas
• hahs
• hammas
• hasse