English words: rock armour to rockness

300 English words, part 77 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 17 have a page of their own.

English words rock armour to rockness

rock armour noun: Rock or other suitable material used to protect shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, pilings and other structures against scour and water, wave, or ice...
rock art noun: Traditional artwork of indigenous Australians, including paintings, drawings, engravings, stencils, bas-relief carvings, and beeswax figures, located in...
rock badger noun: Any member of the species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related to rodents, related instead to the elephant,...
rock band noun: A group of musicians who play rock music.
rock barnacle noun: Semibalanus balanoides, an acorn barnacle common on rocks and other substrates in the intertidal zone of northwestern Europe and both coasts of North America.
rock bass noun: Any of the genus Ambloplites of freshwater sunfishes,
rock bee noun: A honeybee of species Apis dorsata, native to Indomalaya.
rock bottom noun, verb: The very lowest possible level.
rock-bound adjective: Alternative form of rockbound.
rock bun noun: Alternative spelling of rockbun.
rock bunting noun: Emberiza cia, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
rock butter noun: Native alum mixed with clay and iron oxide, usually in soft masses of a yellowish-white colour, occurring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate.
rock cake noun: A kind of small British fruitcake with a rough surface resembling a rock.
rock cam noun: A cam keyed to a rock shaft.
rock candy noun: A form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string.
rock cavy noun: A large cavy, Kerodon rupestris, native to Brazil.
rock chat noun: brown rock chat
rock chuck noun: Alternative form of rockchuck.
rock climb verb: To practice rock climbing.
rock climber noun: A person who takes part in rock climbing
rock climbing noun, verb: The sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.
rock cocaine noun: The off-white, crystal-like form of crack cocaine.
rock cod noun: Any of several Australian fishes of the genus Lotella
rock cork noun: A variety of asbestos whose fibres are loosely interlaced, giving it a cork-like texture.
rock crab noun: Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, a large-eyed marine crab found off the coast of New Zealand, the common rock crab
rock crawler noun: Any insect of family Mantophasmatidae
rock crystal noun: A clear, colorless form of the silica-based mineral quartz.
rock dots noun /ˈɹɒk ˌdɒts/: Synonym of heavy metal umlaut.
rock dove noun /ɹɒk dʌv/: The dove/pigeon species Columba livia.
rock drill noun: A powerful drill that can cut through stone.
rock eel noun: Synonym of rock salmon.
rock elm noun: An elm, Ulmus thomasii, of the midwestern US.
rock-esque adjective: Alternative spelling of rockesque.
rock face noun: An exposed, roughly vertical expanse of rock
rock fall noun: Alternative form of rockfall.
rock fever noun: A sense of isolation or confinement felt by mainlanders on islands.
rock fish noun: Alternative form of rockfish.
rock flour noun: Fine-grained, silt-sized particles of rock generated by mechanical grinding of bedrock by glacial erosion or artificially.
rock formation noun: An outcrop of rock that forms a distinctive shape.
rock garden noun: Synonym of rockery.
rock glacier noun: An unstable mass of scree.
rock glass noun: Metastable glass of volcanic or dyke origin.
rock goose noun: The kelp goose.
rock grape noun: Any of species Vitis rupestris of grapes native to the Ozarks.
rock grayling noun: A butterfly of species Hipparchia hermione (syn. Papilio hermione).
rock group noun: A group of musicians who regularly perform rock music together.
rock guano noun: sombrerite
rock gym noun: A climbing gym.
rock happy adjective: eccentric or crazy as a result of spending a long time on a remote island
rock hard adjective: As tough, hard, or inflexible as a piece of rock.
rock herring noun: Synonym of allis shad.
rock hole noun: Alternative form of rockhole.
rock hound noun: A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby.
rock house noun: A residential building where crack cocaine is manufactured, sold, or consumed.
rock hyrax noun: A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.
rock jock noun: A disc jockey who plays rock music.
rock-jumper noun: A bird in the passerine genus Chaetops, endemic to southern Africa.
rock licker noun: A geologist.
rock-like adjective: Alternative form of rocklike.
rock lily noun: The plant Aquilegia canadensis.
rock lizard noun: Any of the small lizards, of several genera in family Lacertidae, that dwell in rocky places.
rock lobster noun: A crustacean of the family Palinuridae.
rock madwort noun: Synonym of basket-of-gold.
rock maple noun: The sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
rock mechanics noun: The science that studies the mechanical behaviour of rock.
rock moss noun: A kind of lichen, the cudbear.
rock mouse noun: Synonym of rock rat.
rock mulching noun: A method of improving the fertility of poor soils by adding a layer of small stones atop the soil, with perhaps some fertilizer atop the soil before adding...
rock music noun /ˈɹɑk ˈmjuzɪk/: A broad genre of popular music, including especially those styles ultimately derived from rock and roll, employing electrical amplification, heavy use of...
rock'n'roll noun: Alternative spelling of rock and roll.
rock oil noun: Naphtha (liquid petroleum).
rock on interjection, verb: An expression of celebration.
rock opera noun: A collection of rock songs which tell a story, often released as a single album.
rock out verb: To party to or play rock music, punk rock, grunge or heavy metal.
rock out with one's cock out verb: To enjoy oneself immensely, to party.
rock oyster noun: Any oyster of the genus Saccostrea, endemic to the western Indo-Pacific.
rock paper scissors noun, verb: A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock noun: An extension of the children's game of rock paper scissors, with two additional handshapes: lizard and Spock.
rock partridge noun: Alectoris graeca: a species of partridge
rock pigeon noun: A rock dove (Columba livia).
rock pine noun: An Asian flowering plant of species Orostachys japonica.
rock pipit noun: A stocky bird, of species Anthus petrosus, somewhat smaller than a starling, that breeds on rocky beaches and winters on coastal salt marshes.
rock plant noun: lithophyte
rock plover noun: Calidris maritima (syn. Erolia maritima, purple sandpiper).
rock poison noun: Any plant of certain species of genus Gastrolobium, especially Gastrolobium callistachys.
rock pool noun: Alternative form of rockpool.
rock ptarmigan noun: A medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family, Lagopus muta.
rock rabbit noun: Synonym of klipdachs.
rock rat noun: Zyzomys, an Australian genus
rock record noun: The collective record of the development of the Earth that is reflected in the preserved rocks, especially sedimentary rocks, from throughout geological...
rock-ribbed adjective: Having rocky cliffs or outcroppings
rock & roll noun: Alternative form of rock and roll.
rock rose noun: Alternative form of rockrose.
rock ruby noun: A fine reddish variety of garnet.
rock salmon noun /ˌɹɒk ˈsam.ən/: The flesh of any of several species of small sharks.
rock salt noun: The mineral halite.
rock sandwort noun: A flowering plant of species Sabulina stricta.
rock scorpion noun: A resident of Gibraltar.
rock sea lavender noun: A species of sea lavender (Limonium binervosum).
rock sequence noun: A suite of rocks containing a variety of separate strata, with an overall lithology that can be used to interpret the paleoenvironment of deposition over a...
rock shaft noun: A shaft in a steam engine that oscillates instead of revolving.
rock shandy noun: In Ireland, a soft drink whose constituents vary regionally, typically made by mixing orange and lemon sodas.
rock shelter noun: A shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff, a frequent location of prehistoric archeological sites.
rock shrew noun: Synonym of long-tailed shrew.
rock slam noun: An erratic slashing motion of an E-meter's needle, supposed to indicate evil intentions in the subject.
rock snake noun: Python sebae (rock python)
rock snot noun: The species of diatom, Didymosphenia geminata, best known as widely invasive algae.
rock soap noun: A kind of clay with a smooth, greasy feel.
rock solid adjective: Physically very solid; very difficult to move.
rock someone's socks verb: To appeal to somebody very much.
rock someone's socks off verb: Alternative form of rock someone's socks.
rock someone's world verb: To have a powerful positive influence on someone, being greatly loved or admired.
rock sparrow noun: Any of species Petronia petronia, found around the Mediterranean and eastward across Eurasia into China.
rock spider noun: Caladenia petrensis, the rock spider orchid.
rock star noun: Alternative spelling of rockstar.
rock steady adjective, noun: Absolutely or completely steady.
rock sugar noun: White or brown sugar that has been crystallized into chunks.
rock the boat verb: To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
rock the house verb: To jam at a concert, get down.
rock thrush noun: common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
rock tripe noun: An edible lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks.
rock up verb: To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.
rock varnish noun: A dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere, mostly comprising clay and oxides, which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years;...
rock wallaby noun: Any of the wallabies of the genus Petrogale.
rock water noun: Spring water as issued from beneath rocks, seen as being especially pure, clean or healthy.
rock whitebeam noun: Aria rupicola
rock wool noun: Alternative form of rockwool.
rock wren noun: A wren native to South America and western North America (Salpinctes obsoletus),
rockability noun: The quality of being able to be enjoyed as rock music.
rockabilly noun /ˈɹɒkəˌbɪli/: A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
rockable adjective: Able to rock back and forth.
rockably adverb: In a rockable manner.
rockaby noun: Alternative form of rockabye.
rockabye noun, verb: To rock soothingly.
rockadelic adjective: Having the coolness or style of rock music or rock stars.
rockahomine noun: Alternative form of rockahominy.
rockahominie noun: Alternative form of rockahominy.
rockahominy noun: Parched cornmeal.
rockair noun: Alternative form of rockaire.
rockaire noun: An aeroplane-launched sounding rocket
Rockall proper noun /ˈɹɒk.ɔːl/: An uninhabited islet in the north Atlantic Ocean, claimed by the United Kingdom.
rockallite noun: A relatively dark, iron-rich peralkaline granite forming part of the islet of Rockall.
rockathon noun: A prolonged session of playing or listening to rock music.
rockaway noun: A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
rockband noun: A rock formation that encircles a hill or mountain, separating other kinds of terrain that are above and below it.
rockberry noun: Synonym of mossberry (“Empetrum nigrum”).
rockbolt noun: A bolt used to anchor the surface of rock
rockbound adjective: Surrounded by rocks.
rockbrake noun: Any fern in the genus Cryptogramma.
Rockbridge proper noun: An unincorporated community in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States.
rockbridgeite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
rockbun noun: A type of pastry with a crusted sugar coating.
rockburst noun: A sudden, violent collapse of rock under stress, especially in a mine.
Rockcastle proper noun: A river in Kentucky, United States, a tributary of the Cumberland River.
rockchat noun: Alternative form of rock chat.
rockchuck noun: The yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris.
rockcist noun: Synonym of hoary rockrose.
Rockcliffe proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3561).
rockclimbing noun: Alternative form of rock climbing.
rockcod noun: Alternative form of rock cod.
rockcraft noun: The skill or art of rock climbing.
rockcress noun: Any of several similar genera of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae: in genera Arabis, with primarily Old World species; Arabidopsis (syn....
rockcrusher noun: A very powerful transmitter.
Rockdale proper noun: A suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
rockdrill noun: Alternative form of rock drill.
rockdumping noun /ˈrɒkdʌmpɪŋ/: The process or activity of depositing rocks onto the seabed–typically to protect or stabilize underwater structures like pipelines, cables, or platforms.
Rocke proper noun: A surname.
Rockefeller noun: A very rich person.
Rockefeller Republican noun: A moderate or liberal member of the Republican Party of the United States of America, especially one from the northeast of the USA.
Rockefelleresque adjective: Reminiscent of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), American oil magnate, industrialist, and philanthropist, noted for his great wealth.
Rockefellerian adjective: Of or relating to John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), American oil magnate, industrialist, and philanthropist, noted for his great wealth.
rockel noun: A woman's cloak.
rockelay noun: Alternative form of rokelay.
rocken adjective: Consisting or made of rock or rocky material.
rocker noun /ˈɹɒk.ə(ɹ)/: A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.
rocker arm noun: A valvetrain component that typically transfers the motion of a pushrod in an overhead valve internal combustion engine to the corresponding intake or...
rocker board noun: An item of exercising equipment which challenges the sportsman to balance his weight on it in one axis in which it could tilt.
rocker panel noun: The part of the side of a car below the doors.
rocker switch noun: An electromechanical device used to control electrical circuits by rocking or pivoting a hinged actuator around a central axis to connect or disconnect...
rockered adjective: Shaped like a rocker; curving upwards at the ends.
rockerish adjective: Characteristic of a rocker (fan of rock music).
rockers reggae noun: A mid-1970s genre of reggae characterized by a melodious style and an upbeat drum-focused sound, influenced by rock, funk and other American and British styles.
rockery noun /ˈɹɒk.ə.ɹi/: A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.
rockesque adjective: Similar to rock music.
rocket noun, verb /ˈɹɒk.ɪt/: A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with...
rocket aircraft noun: An aircraft with rocket propulsion, including a rocket pack, a rocket plane, etc.
rocket artillery noun: Artillery that uses rockets as projectiles, instead of shells or shot; artillery composed of rocket launchers instead of guns.
rocket belt noun: a wearable backpack device using rocket thrust to propel a person into the air
rocket car noun: A rocket-propelled car
rocket docket noun: A court or other tribunal that is noted for the speedy disposition of cases.
rocket engine noun: A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.
rocket equation noun: The equation for how much delta-v a rocket produces: Δv = vₑ ln(m₀/m₁); where Δv is delta-v, vₑ is effective exhaust velocity, ln is the natural log...
rocket festival noun: A festival at which rockets are set off, especially as celebrated in Laos and north-east Thailand to welcome the start of the rainy season.
rocket garden noun: A collection of rockets standing upright on display outdoors
rocket jellyfish noun: Synonym of space jellyfish.
rocket jump noun, verb: A jump performed by blasting a rocket launcher in close proximity to one's character.
rocket larkspur noun: Consolida ajacis, an annual herbaceous plant.
rocket launcher noun: A hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile).
Rocket Leaguer noun: A player of the vehicular soccer video game Rocket League.
rocket motor noun: A rocket engine, especially a solid rocket or a hybrid rocket.
rocket pack noun: A jet pack using a rocket engine.
rocket plane noun: A winged aircraft that is propelled by a rocket engine.
rocket pod noun: A magazine (chamber) holding rockets.
rocket propellant 1 noun: A highly refined kerosene used as a rocket fuel.
rocket propelled grenade noun: A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.
rocket salad noun: rocket, arugula
rocket science noun: The science or study of rockets and their design.
rocket scientist noun /ˌɹɒkɪt ˈsaɪəntɪst/: An aerospace engineer who works with spacecraft.
rocket ship noun: A spacecraft propelled by a rocket engine.
rocket sled noun: A rocket-propelled vehicle constrained to run on a rail, used for experimental purposes.
rocket stage noun: A single rocket that may be attached to other similar rockets to increase the delta-v of the aggregated rocket vehicle
rocket surgeon noun: Someone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing.
rocket surgery noun: Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
rocket up verb: To grow or increase sharply.
rocketamine noun: Rocuronium followed by ketamine, as used in rapid sequence intubation (RSI).
rocketborne adjective: Carried by a rocket.
rocketeer noun: Somebody who designs, launches, operates, or travels in a rocket.
rocketer noun: A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket.
rocketless adjective: Without rockets.
rocketlike adjective: Resembling a rocket, especially in shape, speed or energy
rocketman noun: A rocketeer or rocket scientist.
rocketpack noun: Alternative spelling of rocket pack.
rocketplane noun: Alternative spelling of rocket plane.
rocketport noun: A spaceport.
rocketpunk noun: A subgenre of speculative fiction based on space exploration.
rocketry noun: The making and launching of rockets, its science and practice.
rocketship noun: A rocket-powered spacecraft.
Rocketshipper noun: A shipper of Jessie and James, characters in the animated version of Pokémon.
rocketsonde noun: A sounding rocket carrying a radiosonde for atmospheric observations.
Rockett proper noun: A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Rockey proper noun: A surname.
rockface noun: Alternative form of rock face.
rockfall noun: A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.
rockfest noun: A rock music festival.
rockfill noun: A dam's embankment of compacted free-draining granular earth, often containing rocks, with an impervious zone.
rockfinch noun: A pale rockfinch, a bird of species Carpospiza brachydactyla, the sole species in genus Carpospiza, native to Asia.
rockfish noun /ˈɹɒk.fɪʃ/: A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world
rockflow noun: A landslide of rocks; a downslope flow of rocks (compare earthflow).
rockfoil noun: saxifrage
Rockford proper noun: A small town, the county seat of Coosa County, Alabama.
Rockfordesque adjective: Reminiscent of the television series The Rockford Files or its main character, a laid-back blue-collar private investigator.
rockfowl noun: Any of either of the two species of genus Picathartes of birds endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
rockglacier noun: Alternative form of rock glacier.
rockglass noun: Alternative spelling of rock glass.
rockhair noun: A hairlike lichen, Bryoria fremontii, native to North America and Eurasia, used in dyeing.
Rockhampton proper noun: A village in Gloucestershire, England.
Rockhamptonian noun: A native or inhabitant of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
rockhard adjective: Alternative spelling of rock hard.
rockhead noun: The surface of the bedrock beneath soil cover.
rockheaded adjective: Extremely, often stupidly stubborn
rockhearted adjective: Synonym of hardhearted.
Rockhill proper noun: A surname.
Rockhold proper noun: A surname.
rockhole noun: A natural watering hole in the rock; a gnamma.
rockhopper noun: A rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes spp.).
rockhopper penguin noun: Any of three closely related crested penguins, in genus Eudyptes.
rockhound noun: Alternative spelling of rock hound.
rockhounding noun: The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
rockhouse noun: Alternative form of rock house.
rockier adjective, noun: A small blue dove.
rockify verb: To adapt to the norms of rock music.
rockily adverb: In an uneven way; in a rocking manner.
rockin adjective /ɹɑkɪn/: Alternative form of rockin'.
rockiness noun: Being full of rocks.
rocking adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/: Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
rocking beam noun: An oscillating beam in an automatic transmitter.
rocking chair noun /ˈɹɒkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛə/: A chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth.
rocking chair money noun: unemployment benefit
rocking grate noun: A form of firebars, where sections of the grate may be rocked or tipped to break up clinker within the fire, or to drop the fire after a day's work.
rocking horse noun: a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing
rocking horse effect noun: A problem with shoulder replacements, in which the head of the humerus rotates and translates back and forth on the glenoid socket.
rocking horse phenomenon noun: Synonym of rocking horse effect.
rocking horse poo noun: Synonym of rocking horse shit.
rocking pier noun: A pier fastened by a movable joint so as to allow it to rock slightly.
rocking stone noun: A large stone or boulder so delicately balanced that it can be moved or rocked with slight force.
rocking stool noun: A rocking chair.
rocking tree noun: The axle from which the lay of a loom is suspended.
rockingest adjective: Most rocking.
Rockingham noun: A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.
rockingly adverb: With a rocking sound or motion.
rockish adjective: Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous
rockist adjective, noun: One who subscribes to rockism.
Rockite noun: A member of an agrarian rebel group active in the south-west of Ireland from 1821 to 1824, whose figurehead was the mythical folk hero Captain Rock.
rockjumper noun: Alternative form of rock-jumper.
rockland noun: A rocky landscape.
rocklay noun: Alternative form of rokelay.
Rockledge proper noun: A city in Brevard County, Florida.
rockless adjective: Without rocks.
rocklessness noun: Absence of rocks.
rocklet noun: A little rock.
Rockley proper noun: A surname.
rocklike adjective: Resembling a rock.
Rocklin proper noun: A city in Placer County, California, United States.
rockling noun /ˈɹɑklɪŋ/: Any of various fishes of the Lotidae family.
rockman noun: A quarry worker who handles the blocks of slate.
rockmass noun: A mass of rock.
rockmeal noun: A light powdery variety of calcite occurring as an efflorescence.
rockmelon noun: A type of melon, Cucumis melo var. reticulatus, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.
Rockmore proper noun: A surname.
rockness noun: The essence of what it means to be a rock; the qualities that make a rock what it is.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under R: 28,843 words, in 97 parts.