Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ROSS
n.The rough scaly matter on the surface of the bark of certain trees.
ROSSEL
n.Light land. [Not used in America. ]
ROSSELLY
a.Loose; light. [Not in use. ]
ROSSET
n.The large ternate bat.
ROSSIGNOL
n.The nightingale.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ROSS
Ross; 115 ), n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]
Defn: The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
ROSS
ROSS Ross, v. t.
Defn: To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.]
ROSSEL
ROSSEL Ros "sel, n.
Defn: Light land; rosland. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Mortimer.
ROSSEL CURRENT
ROSSEL CURRENT Ros "sel cur `rent. [From Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago. ](Oceanography )
Defn: A portion of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea.
ROSSEL CURRENT
ROSSEL CURRENT Ros "sel cur `rent. [From Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago. ](Oceanography )
Defn: A portion of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ROSSELLY
ROSSELLY Ros "sel *ly, a.
Defn: Loose; light. [Obs. ] Mortimer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Ross, Betsy
Ross, Betsy |rôs rɔs | (1752 –1836 ), US patriot and seamstress; full name Elizabeth Griscom Ross. She is traditionally credited with having made the first flag of the US in June 1776.
Ross, Diana
Ross, Diana |rôs rɔs | (1944 –), US pop and soul singer. Originally the lead singer of the Supremes, she went on to become a successful solo artist. She portrayed Billie Holiday in the movie Lady Sings the Blues (1973 ).
Ross, Sir James Clark
Ross, Sir James Clark |rɔs rôs | (1800 –62 ), British explorer. He discovered the north magnetic pole in 1831 and, while heading an expedition to the Antarctic from 1839 to 1843, also discovered Ross Island, Ross Dependency, and the Ross Sea.
Ross, Sir John
Ross, Sir John |rɔs rôs | (1777 –1856 ), British explorer. He led an expedition to Baffin Bay in 1818 and another in search of the Northwest Passage between 1829 and 1833.
Ross, Sir Ronald
Ross, Sir Ronald |rɔs rôs | (1857 –1932 ), British physician. He confirmed that the Anopheles mosquito transmitted malaria and then elucidated the stages in the malarial parasite's life cycle. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1902 ).
Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Crom |arty a former county of northern Scotland, stretching from the Moray Firth to the North Minch. In 1975 it became part of Highland region.
Ross Dependency
Ross De pend en cy the part of Antarctica that lies south of latitude 60 ° south between longitudes 150 ° and 160 ° west that is administered by New Zealand. ORIGIN named after J. C. Ross (see Ross, Sir James Clark ).
Rossellini, Roberto
Ros sel li ni, Roberto |ˌrôsəˈlēnē, ˌräs -ˌrɔsəˈlini | (1906 –77 ), Italian movie director. He is known for his neorealist movies, particularly his quasi-documentary World War II trilogy: Rome, Open City (1945 ), Paisà (1946 ), and Germany, Year Zero (1948 ).
Rossetti, Christina
Ros set ti, Christina |rəˈzetē rəˈzɛdi | (1830 –94 ), English poet; full name Christina Georgina Rossetti. She wrote much religious and love poetry and children's verse. She was the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Ros set ti, Dante Gabriel |rəˈzɛdi rəˈzetē | (1828 –82 ), English painter and poet; full name Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti. A founder of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood 1848, he is best known for his idealized images of women, including Beata Beatrix ( c. 1863 ) and The Blessed Damozel (1871 –79 ). He was the brother of Christina Rossetti.
Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
Ros si ni, Gioacchino Antonio |rəˈsēnē rəˈsini | (1792 –1868 ), Italian composer, one of the creators of Italian bel canto. He wrote over 30 operas, including The Barber of Seville (1816 ) and William Tell (1829 ).
Rosslare
Rosslare |rɒsˈlɛː | a ferry port on the SE coast of the Republic of Ireland, in County Wexford.
Ross Sea
Ross Sea a large arm of the Pacific Ocean that forms a deep indentation in the coast of Antarctica. ORIGIN named after J. C. Ross (see Ross, Sir James Clark ).
Ross seal
Ross seal ▶noun a small Antarctic seal with a short muzzle and large eyes, breeding on the pack ice. ●Ommatophoca rossi, family Phocidae.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose ▶noun a small Arctic goose that breeds in northern Canada. [Anser rossi. ]
Ross's gull
Ross's gull ▶noun a pinkish-white Arctic gull. [Rhodostethia rosea. ]
Oxford Dictionary
Ross, Betsy
Ross, Betsy |rôs rɔs | (1752 –1836 ), US patriot and seamstress; full name Elizabeth Griscom Ross. She is traditionally credited with having made the first flag of the US in June 1776.
Ross, Diana
Ross |rɒs | (b.1944 ), American pop and soul singer. Originally the lead singer of the Supremes, she went on to become a successful solo artist. She received an Oscar for her role as Billie Holiday in the film Lady Sings the Blues (1973 ).
Ross, Sir James Clark
Ross |rɒs | (1800 –62 ), British explorer. He discovered the north magnetic pole in 1831, and headed an expedition to the Antarctic from 1839 to 1843, in the course of which he discovered Ross Island, Ross Dependency, and the Ross Sea. He was the nephew of Sir John Ross.
Ross, Sir John
Ross |rɒs | (1777 –1856 ), British explorer. He led an expedition to Baffin Bay in 1818 and another in search of the North-West Passage between 1829 and 1833.
Ross, Sir Ronald
Ross |rɒs | (1857 –1932 ), British physician. Ross confirmed that the Anopheles mosquito transmitted malaria, and went on to elucidate the stages in the malarial parasite's life cycle. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1902 ).
Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Crom |arty a former county of northern Scotland, stretching from the Moray Firth to the North Minch. In 1975 it became part of Highland region.
Ross Dependency
Ross Dependency part of Antarctica administered by New Zealand, consisting of everything lying to the south of latitude 60 ° south between longitudes 160 ° east and 150 ° west. ORIGIN named after J. C. Ross (see Ross, Sir James Clark ).
Rossellini, Roberto
Rossellini, Roberto |ˌrɒsəˈliːni | (1906 –77 ), Italian film director. He is known for his neorealist films, particularly his quasi-documentary trilogy about the Second World War: Rome, Open City (1945 ), Paisà (1946 ), and Germany, Year Zero (1948 ).
Rossetti, Christina
Rossetti, Christina |rəˈzɛti | (1830 –94 ), English poet; full name Christina Georgina Rossetti. She wrote much religious poetry (reflecting her High Anglican faith ), love poetry, and children's verse. Notable works: Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862 ). She was the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel |rəˈzɛti | (1828 –82 ), English painter and poet; full name Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti. A founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood (1848 ), he is best known for his idealized images of women, including Beata Beatrix ( c. 1863 ) and The Blessed Damozel (1871 –9 ). He was the brother of Christina Rossetti.
Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio |rɒˈsiːni | (1792 –1868 ), Italian composer, one of the creators of Italian bel canto. He wrote over thirty operas, including The Barber of Seville (1816 ) and William Tell (1829 ).
Rosslare
Rosslare |rɒsˈlɛː | a ferry port on the SE coast of the Republic of Ireland, in County Wexford.
Ross Sea
Ross Sea a large arm of the Pacific forming a deep indentation in the coast of Antarctica. ORIGIN named after J. C. Ross (see Ross, Sir James Clark ).
Ross seal
Ross seal ▶noun a small Antarctic seal with a short muzzle and large eyes, breeding on the pack ice. ●Ommatophoca rossi, family Phocidae.
Ross's goose
Ross's goose ▶noun a small Arctic goose that breeds in northern Canada. [Anser rossi. ]
Ross's gull
Ross's gull ▶noun a pinkish-white Arctic gull. [Rhodostethia rosea. ]
Duden Dictionary
Ross
Ross Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R o ss |das Ross; Genitiv: des Rosses, Plural: die Rosse und Rösser mittelhochdeutsch ros, althochdeutsch (h )ros, Herkunft ungeklärt 1 a Plural: Rosse gehoben [edles ] Pferd, besonders Reitpferd ein edles, feuriges Ross | Ross und Reiter Ross und Reiter nennen etwas, jemanden offen nennen, deutlich sagen, wovon, von wem die Rede ist jemandem zureden wie einem lahmen /kranken Ross jemandem in eindringlicher Weise gut zureden auf dem /[s ]einem hohen Ross sitzen hochmütig, überheblich sein sich aufs hohe Ross setzen eine hochmütige, überhebliche Haltung annehmen von seinem hohen Ross herunterkommen /Rosssteigen seine hochmütige, überhebliche Haltung aufgeben jemanden von seinem /vom hohen Ross herunterholen jemanden veranlassen, seine hochmütige, überhebliche Haltung aufzugeben hoch zu Ross scherzhaft auf einem Pferd reitend sie kamen hoch zu Ross daher b Plural Rösser süddeutsch, österreichisch, schweizerisch Pferd 2 Plural Rösser umgangssprachlich Dummkopf, Trottel oft als Schimpfwort du Ross !
Rossapfel
Ross ap fel Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich scherzhaft , der |R o ssapfel |Pferdekot
Rossbreiten
Ross brei ten Pluralwort Geografie , die |R o ssbreiten |Pluraletantum in der Zeit der Segelschifffahrt sollen in diesen Gebieten bei Pferdetransporten nach Südamerika während längerer Flauten oft Pferde wegen Futtermangels eingegangen sein subtropische Zone mit schwachen Winden und hohem Luftdruck die nördlichen, südlichen Rossbreiten
Rösschen
Röss chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R ö sschen |Verkleinerungsform zu Ross 1
Rössel
Rös sel Substantiv, Neutrum landschaftlich , das |R ö ssel |1 Verkleinerungsform zu Ross 2 Schach Springer
Rosselenker
Ros se len ker Substantiv, maskulin gehoben , der |R o sselenker |
Rösselsprung
Rös sel sprung Substantiv, maskulin , der |R ö sselsprung |Rätselart
rossen
ros sen schwaches Verb Fachsprache |r o ssen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « rossig sein die Stute rosst
Rösser
Rös ser |R ö sser |Plural von Ross
Rosshaar
Ross haar Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R o sshaar |ohne Plural (als Füllmaterial für Matratzen, Polster o. Ä. verwendetes ) Pferdehaar ein Kissen mit Rosshaar füllen
Rosshaarmatratze
Ross haar ma t rat ze, Ross haar ma trat ze Substantiv, feminin , die |R o sshaarmatratze |Matratze mit einer Füllung aus Rosshaar
rossig
ros sig Adjektiv Fachsprache |r o ssig |(von Stuten ) brünstig
Rossini
Ros si ni Eigenname |Ross i ni |italienischer Komponist
Rosskamm
Ross kamm Substantiv, maskulin , der |R o sskamm |Pferdestriegel; spöttisch für Pferdehändler
Rosskastanie
Ross kas ta nie Substantiv, feminin , die |R o sskastanie |die Samen der Rosskastanie wurden als Heilmittel für kranke Pferde verwendet 1 Baum mit großen, handförmigen Blättern, meist weißen oder roten, in aufrecht stehenden Blütenständen angeordneten Blüten und Kastanien 2b als Früchten 2 Kastanie 2b
Rosskur
Ross kur Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |R o sskur |für die Patienten überaus anstrengende, strapaziöse Behandlung 3a [die aber den gewünschten Erfolg bringt ]; Gewaltkur
Rossschlachter
Ross schlach ter , Ross-Schlach ter , Ross schläch ter Ross-Schläch ter Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich , der Ross-Schlachter Rossschlächter Ross-Schlächter |R o ssschlachter R o ss-Schlachter R o ssschlächter R o ss-Schlächter |Pferdeschlächter
Rossschwanz
Ross schwanz , Ross-Schwanz Substantiv, maskulin besonders österreichisch, schweizerisch , der Ross-Schwanz |R o ssschwanz R o ss-Schwanz |
Rosstäuscherei
Ross täu sche rei Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Rosstäuscher ei |Betrügerei mithilfe von Rosstäuschertricks
Rosstäuscherin
Ross täu sche rin Substantiv, feminin , die |R o sstäuscherin |weibliche Form zu Rosstäuscher
Rosstäuschertrick
Ross täu scher trick Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |R o sstäuschertrick |betrügerischer Trick, mit dem Nichtzutreffendes vorgetäuscht werden soll
Rosstrappe
Ross trap pe Substantiv, feminin , die |R o sstrappe |ein Felsen im Harz
French Dictionary
rosse
rosse adj. et n. f. adjectif familier Mordant, sévère. : Ce correcteur est rosse. nom féminin Personne méchante. Note Technique Attention au genre féminin de ce nom: une rosse.
rossée
rossée n. f. nom féminin Volée de coups.
rossignol
rossignol n. m. nom masculin Oiseau passereau dont le chant est agréable.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Ross
Ross /rɔːs |rɔs /名詞 ロス 〘Betsy / bétsi / ～, 1752 --1836; 米国旗を作ったとされる女性 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary