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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

rock harlequin
Corydalis sempervirens noun glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria

rock hind
Epinephelus adscensionis noun found around rocky coasts or on reefs

rock hopper
crested penguin noun small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand

rock hyrax
rock rabbit 2 Procavia capensis noun hyrax that lives in rocky areas

Rock Island
noun a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War

rock opera
noun albums of rock music that aspired to the status of art; first appeared in the 1960s

rock penstemon
cliff penstemon noun one of the West`s most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California

rock pink
Talinum calycinum noun pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States

rock plant
noun plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden

rock polypody
rock brake 1 American wall fern noun chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia

rock purslane
noun a plant of the genus Calandrinia

rock python
rock snake noun very large python of tropical and southern Africa

rock rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus noun mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest

rock salmon
noun any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food

rock sandwort
Arenaria stricta noun low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America

rock sea bass
rock bass 2 Centropristis philadelphica noun a kind of sea bass

rock spikemoss
dwarf lycopod noun tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America

Rock Springs
noun a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border

rock squirrel
Citellus variegatus noun large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States

rock star
noun a famous singer of rock music

rock sunfish
Ambloplites rupestris noun game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes

rock wallaby
rock kangaroo noun slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas

rock wren
noun short-tailed bird resembling a wren

rock-inhabiting
adjective of ferns and lichens that grow on rocks

rock-loving
adjective of plants that flourish in a rocky environment

rock-ribbed
rockbound adjective abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps; `the rock-ribbed coast of Maine`

rockabilly
noun a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat

Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller noun United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)

rocker
noun a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro

rocker
noun a performer or composer or fan of rock music

rocker arm
valve rocker noun a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine

rockers
bikers noun originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock`n`roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers

rocket
rocket engine noun a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

rocket
noun propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

rocket base
noun a military base for rocket missiles

rocket engineer
rocket scientist noun an engineer who builds and tests rockets

rocket firing
rocket launching noun the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power

rocket fuel
rocket propellant noun an explosive charge that propels a rocket

rocket larkspur
Consolida ambigua noun commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium

rocket propulsion
noun reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen

rocket range
noun a firing range for rocket missiles

rocket-propelled
adjective propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine

rocketry
noun the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

rockfish
noun the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks

Rockford
noun a city in northern Illinois

Rockies
Rocky Mountains noun the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide

rockiness
noun the quality of abounding in rocks and stones; `due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain`

rocking chair
noun a chair mounted on rockers

Rockingham
Second Marquis of Rockingham noun English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)

rockslide
noun a landslide of rocks

rockweed
noun coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide

Rockwell
Norman Rockwell noun United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978)

rocky
bouldery adjective abounding in rocks or stones; `rocky fields`; `stony ground`; `bouldery beaches`

rocky
bumpy adjective causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; `a rough ride`

Rocky Mountain
adjective of or relating to or located on the Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountain jay
Perisoreus canadensis capitalis noun a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona

Rocky Mountain National Park
noun a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests

Rocky Mountain whitefish
Prosopium williamsonii noun whitefish of the western United States and Canada

Rocky Mountain bee plant
stinking clover noun plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental

Rocky Mountain dogbane
Apocynum pumilum noun North American plant similar to common dogbane

Rocky mountain pinon
Pinus edulis noun small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
mountain fever noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks

rococo
adjective having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; `an exquisite gilded rococo mirror`

Rocroi
Battle of Rocroi noun a battle in the Thirty Years` War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders

rod
rod cell noun visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light

rod-shaped
rodlike adjective resembling a rod

rodent
gnawer noun relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

rodent-like
adjective resembling a rodent

Rodentia
order Rodentia noun small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis

rodeo
noun an exhibition of cowboy skills

rodeo rider
noun a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging

Rodgers
Richard Rodgers noun United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)

Rodin
Auguste Rodin noun French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917)

Rodolia
genus Rodolia noun genus of Australian ladybugs

roe
hard roe noun fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

roe deer
Capreolus capreolus noun small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers

roebuck
noun male roe deer

Roentgen
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen noun German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)

roentgenium
Rg noun a radioactive transuranic element

roentgenogram
X ray noun a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

roentgenographic
adjective relating to or produced by roentgenography

roentgenography
X-ray photography noun radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram

rofecoxib
Vioxx noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract; voluntarily withdrawn from the market in 2004

rogation
noun a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church

Rogation Day
noun one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication

Roger Bacon
noun English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)

Roger Fry
Roger Eliot Fry noun English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

Roger Williams
noun English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)

Rogers
Carl Rogers noun United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987)

Roget
Peter Mark Roget noun English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)

rogue
knave noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

rogue elephant
noun a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd

rogue state
renegade state noun a state that does not respect other states in its international actions

rogue`s gallery
noun a collection of pictures of criminals

roguishly
adverb in a playfully roguish manner; `he winked at her roguishly`

roisterer
noun an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker

Rolaids
noun an antacid

role model
noun someone worthy of imitation; `every child needs a role model`

roleplaying
noun acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)

roll
noun a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude