HyperDic: rocky

English > 4 senses of the word rocky:
ADJECTIVEallrocky, bouldery, bouldered, stonyabounding in rocks or stones / stones
allrocky, rough, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpycausing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
allrockyliable to rock
allrocky, roughfull of hardship or trials
rocky > pronunciation
Soundsraa'kiy
Rhymesachy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy...
English > rocky: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaningabounding in rocks or stones / stones.
Example"rocky fields"
Synonymsbouldery, bouldered, stony
Broaderrough, unsmoothHaving or caused by an irregular surface
Spanishpedregoso, pétreo, rocoso, roqueño
Catalanpedregós, pedrenc, pedrós, rocallós, rocós, roquís
Nounsrocka lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
rockinessthe quality of abounding in rocks / rocks and stones
English > rocky: 4 senses > adjective 2
MeaningCausing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.
Synonymsrough, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy
OppositesmoothOf motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
Spanishdesparejo, dispar, disparejo
Nounsrockpitching dangerously to one side
English > rocky: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaningliable to rock.
Example"on high rocky heels"
Broaderunstablelacking stability or fixity / fixity or firmness
Spanishtembloroso
English > rocky: 4 senses > adjective 4
MeaningFull of hardship or trials.
Example"the rocky road to success"
Synonymrough
Broaderdifficult, hardnot easy
Spanishduro, escabroso

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