rocky
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈrɑːki/
- The hikers struggled to find a path through the rocky terrain of the mountain.
- a rocky shore
- a rocky beach
- rocky terrain
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- And Eli's Porsche was directly behind my truck on a rocky uphill driveway.
- We were not able to make rocky planets around those first stars.
- What I saw Reese was sprawled on the rocky ground.
Examples
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I went down to it and walked out upon the rocky neck to the gazebo's door.
Fiction book (1990) -
Using sonar, schools of fish were located over rocky habitats at depths less than 50 m.
Academic text (1998) -
Was the ground rocky or flat?
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Dig deep into this ancient, rocky heart.
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You see, the land is rocky and yields barely enough to feed ourselves.
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For example, it may own rocky, un-farmable land, hoping oil might be found there in the future.
Academic text (2017) -
Many flowers and blossoms spring forth from the hard rocky soil.
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Several meters of snow covered the island in November, and even the tops of rocky areas were snow-covered.
Academic text (2008) -
Some pilgrims climb barefoot up the rocky slopes as a form of penance.
Academic text (1997) -
Be careful while driving; the road is rocky and might damage your vehicle.
Synonyms
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3.7
Land with a rough, uneven surface covered in rocks
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2.7
Ground that is full of rocks
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3.9
Covered with many small stones that crunch underfoot
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9.0
Land that has many steep rocky cliffs
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5.1
Covered with loose stones and broken pieces of rock
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7.3
Having many large rocks on the surface
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9.0
A place with many large stones or steep cliffs
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7.8
A place that is covered with many large rounded rocks
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8.8
Having many rocky ledges on a hill or slope
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8.5
A surface covered with small stones or pebbles
Hard like stone in look or feel
Antonyms
Compounds
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1.5
A large mountain range in western North America from Canada to northern New Mexico
A large park in northern Colorado with high mountains, lakes, and wild animals
- Specialized
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5.5
A serious disease from germs spread by tick bites that causes fever and a rash
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8.3
A wild sheep with big curved horns that lives in the mountains of western North America
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6.8
A wild sheep with large curved horns that lives in western North American mountains
- Specialized
A small freshwater fish that lives in rivers and lakes in western North America
- Specialized
A small ornamental shrub from western USA with sweet black, red, or yellow fruit
- Specialized
A small pine tree that grows on dry rocky slopes and makes nuts people can eat
A small slow-growing pine tree from the Rocky Mountains that can live for thousands of years
A wild North American plant with pink flowers found in the Rocky Mountains
- Specialized
A small maple tree from northwestern North America with shrubby growth and attractive leaves
How Rocky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rocky comes from rock ('large stone') plus the ending -y ('full of'). So rocky literally means 'full of rocks', which is why we use it for places covered in stones.