rocky English

Meaning rocky meaning

What does rocky mean?

rocky

— adjective (= bouldery, stony) abounding in rocks or stones rocky fields stony ground bouldery beaches

— adjective liable to rock on high rocky heels

— adjective (= rough) full of hardship or trials the rocky road to success they were having a rough time

— adjective (= rough, jolting) causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements a rough ride

Synonyms rocky synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as rocky?

rocky English » English

stony

rough

rugged

bumpy

uneven

cliffy

craggy

bouldery

unstable

unfeeling

swaying

stone

shaky

rockbound

rickety

obdurate

jumpy

jolty

jolting

flinty

bouldered

wonky

wobbly

wiggly

waverer

unyielding

unsteady

unfirm

unequal

unbending

tottering

strong

stiff necked

stiff

stark

solid

rock-ribbed

rigid

precipitous

pendulous

oscillatory

lumpy

inflexible

hilly

hard

flintlike

firm

creaky

cranky

cragged

Rocky English » English

Rock

Roch

Topics rocky topics

What do people use rocky to talk about?

Universe, creation World Substance, matter

Rock

• What words refer to the size of a rock?
  crag rocky outcropping boulder rock stone pebble gravel sand grit powder
• What words describe ground with lots of rocks in it?
  rocky stony

Grammar Name Name of a place

Names of mountains

• What are the names of the mountain ranges in the language area?
  Rocky Mountains Sierras Appalachian Mountains

Examples rocky examples

How do I use rocky in a sentence?

Simple sentences

They called the dog Rocky.

The first rays of the sun tore the cloudy veil and the outline of a rocky island appeared.

The river has its source in the Rocky Mountains.

Makemake is located in the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is an area of gas, dust, and rocky debris located at the outer edge of our solar system.

Earth has plenty of mountain ranges. The Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains in the U.S. are just two of them.

Pluto is composed of a large rocky core wrapped in thick layers of ices.

Earth and Venus have a couple of things in common: they are rocky planets and are about the same size.

You wake up lying on the rocky floor of a dark cave. A little light filters down from above. You can just make out a couple of openings leading away from the cave. What do you do now?

You are in a narrow rocky shaft. There is some light shining from far above. Below you is the cave you started in. What do you do now?

It's a very rocky soil, isn't it?

I like walking on dusty and rocky trails.

The ground was very rocky.

Movie subtitles

We found a few rocky planets with hard surfaces, but they're many times more massive than Earth and contain the most hostile environments you could ever imagine.

We don't know that life has to evolve on the surface of small, rocky planets.

In the hunt for alien life, scientists are focusing their efforts on finding small, rocky planets like Earth.

Before you know it, you'll be flying right over the tops of the Rocky Mountains.

How about seeing a picture, Rocky?

Oh, look. There's Rocky Sullivan.

Hey, Rocky, there's Laury Martin coming.

Don't be so smart-alecky, Rocky Sullivan.

You know the Rocky.

You won't get away with that, Rocky.

Come on, Rocky!

How they treating you, Rocky?

Rocky, I've been worrying about this all last night.

Rocky!

Rocky bottom!

Go back to work for Rocky.

There's Rocky Sullivan.

Don't be so smart-alecky, Rocky.

You better scram. You know the Rocky.

But, Rocky, maybe if they thought I was in on it, they'd go easier on you.

But it ain't fair to you, Rocky.

Report to your country that here in the farest east a people keeps guard on its rocky islands.

But you, Rocky. Supposing I was the one who got caught, you wouldn't keep quiet.

News and current affairs

Unfortunately, Merkel's campaign is off to a rocky start, and the recent entry of Oskar Lafontaine's extreme left-wing party into the fray may necessitate the formation of a grand coalition between the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats.

The victory of the Brotherhood's Morsi in Egypt's first free presidential election is a historic step forward on Egypt's rocky democratization path.

BRUSSELS - The new European Commission headed by Jean-Claude Juncker is off to a rocky start.

The road to pan-European regulation over the last two decades has been winding and rocky.

Seven years ago, Nigeria was on a rocky and treacherous course to democratization.

And, while some young people use higher education to escape a rocky job market, their choice to build new skills should not negatively impact perceptions of their country's economic health.

The IMF's rocky relationship with Ukraine began long before the latest round of negotiations.

We can no longer assume steady, if rocky, progress toward vindication of girls' rights.

Unlike the fracas over an American missile shield in Europe, this conflict shows no signs of blowing over, and threatens to damage further the rocky relationship between Russia and the West.

Domestic problems and regional instability mean foreign policy is becoming an increasingly rocky road for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) government of President Thabo Mbeki.

The road to democracy has always been rocky - look at a century of upheavals in Europe and the difficulties the US faced when dealing with slavery and the rights of its black population.

The bilateral relationship has been rocky ever since, alternating between periods of friction and conciliation.