English dictionary: words starting with roc

Meanings of Roc:

noun

A gigantic mythological bird described in the arabian nights.

Usage examples:

Suddenly the serenity is broken as a giant bird, recalling the mythological roc, barges through the…

abbreviation

(in the uk) royal observer corps.

Meanings of Rocaille:

noun

An 18th-century artistic or architectural style of decoration characterized by elaborate ornamentation with pebbles and shells, typical of grottos and fountains.

Usage examples:

A room with walls in rocaille like those of fountains in a park

Meanings of Rocambole:

noun

A eurasian plant that is closely related to garlic and is sometimes used as a flavouring.

Usage examples:

A varied subgroup of purple stripe, this type also has characteristics of both rocambole and porcel…

Meanings of Roccellin:

noun

A red azo dye used for wool and silk, made by coupling sulphonated azonaphthalene and β-naphthol. now chiefly historical.

Meanings of Roccelline:

noun

A red azo dye used for wool and silk, made by coupling sulphonated azonaphthalene and β-naphthol. now chiefly historical.

Meanings of Rochea:

noun

A genus of southern african succulent plants of the family crassulaceae (now usually included in crassula), which have leathery leaves and clusters of white, pink, or red flowers; (also rochea) a plant of this genus, especially one grown for ornament.

Meanings of Rochester:

proper noun

A town on the medway estuary in kent, south-eastern england; population 31,000 (est. 2009).

Meanings of Rochet:

noun

A vestment resembling a surplice, used chiefly by bishops and abbots.

Usage examples:

The motives and ornaments of the sumptuously flowing white lace rochets were of the most elaborate …

Meanings of Rochets:

noun

A vestment resembling a surplice, used chiefly by bishops and abbots.

Usage examples:

The motives and ornaments of the sumptuously flowing white lace rochets were of the most elaborate …

Meanings of Rock:

noun

The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil.

Usage examples:

The beds of rock are slightly tilted

verb

Move gently to and fro or from side to side.

Usage examples:

She rocked the baby in her arms

Meanings of Rock-bottom:

adjective

At the lowest possible level.

Usage examples:

Rock-bottom prices

noun

The lowest possible level.

Usage examples:

Morale was at rock bottom

Meanings of Rock-face:

noun

An area of vertical surface on a large rock or mountain

Usage examples:

The path down to the beach was a precarious one, tiny steps hewn out of the sheer rock face.

Meanings of Rock-hard:

adjective

Extremely hard

Usage examples:

I can't eat this cake - it's rock-hard.

Meanings of Rock-salt:

noun

Salt that is taken from the ground, not the sea

Usage examples:

Put a layer of rock salt in a pie tin and place the oysters on top., the rock salt will not dissolv…

Meanings of Rockabilly:

noun

A type of popular music, originating in the south-eastern us in the 1950s, combining elements of rock and roll and country music.

Usage examples:

An offbeat blend of country, swing, and rockabilly

Meanings of Rockabye:

verb

To rock a baby (= to move it backwards and forwards or from side to side in a regular way) to help it to sleep

Usage examples:

The czech word for a lullaby is derived from the verb kolébat, meaning to rock-a-bye., a well-known…

Meanings of Rockaway:

noun

(a) a light four-wheeled carriage with a long fixed top and open sides, typically seating two or three people; (b) a heavy four-wheeled carriage with an open front, a fixed back, and a door on each side. more fully "rockaway carriage", "rockaway wagon".

Meanings of Rockaways:

noun

(a) a light four-wheeled carriage with a long fixed top and open sides, typically seating two or three people; (b) a heavy four-wheeled carriage with an open front, a fixed back, and a door on each side. more fully "rockaway carriage", "rockaway wagon".

Meanings of Rocked:

verb

Move gently to and fro or from side to side.

Usage examples:

She rocked the baby in her arms

noun

The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil.

Usage examples:

The beds of rock are slightly tilted

Meanings of Rocker:

noun

A person who performs, dances to, or enjoys rock music.

Usage examples:

A punk rocker

Meanings of Rockered:

adjective

Of the keel of a boat: curving upwards at each end. also (of a boat): having a keel of this kind.

Meanings of Rockeries:

noun

A heaped arrangement of rough stones with soil between them, planted with rock plants, especially alpines.

Usage examples:

Rockery stones

Meanings of Rockers:

noun

A person who performs, dances to, or enjoys rock music.

Usage examples:

A punk rocker

Meanings of Rockery:

noun

A heaped arrangement of rough stones with soil between them, planted with rock plants, especially alpines.

Usage examples:

Rockery stones

Meanings of Rocket:

noun

A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal.

Usage examples:

The famed brooklyn amusement park is a recurring motif in these paintings that feature carousel hor…

verb

(of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly.

Usage examples:

Sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing