Bed rock () The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig. |
Climbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Climb |
Climbing () p. pr. & vb. n. of Climb. |
Crack (v. t.) To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts |
Crack (v. t.) To rend with grief or pain |
Crack (v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply |
Crack (v. t.) To utter smartly and sententiously |
Crack (v. t.) To cry up |
Crack (v. i.) To burst or open in chinks |
Crack (v. i.) To be ruined or impaired |
Crack (v. i.) To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound. |
Crack (v. i.) To utter vain, pompous words |
Crack (n.) A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening |
Crack (n.) Rupture |
Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report |
Crack (n.) The tone of voice when changed at puberty. |
Crack (n.) Mental flaw |
Crack (n.) A crazy or crack-brained person. |
Crack (n.) A boast |
Crack (n.) Breach of chastity. |
Crack (n.) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy. |
Crack (n.) A brief time |
Crack (n.) Free conversation |
Crack (a.) Of superior excellence |
Crack-brained (a.) Having an impaired intellect |
Fist (n.) The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm |
Fist (n.) The talons of a bird of prey. |
Fist (n.) the index mark [/], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows. |
Fist (v. t.) To strike with the fist. |
Fist (v. t.) To gripe with the fist. |
Rock (n.) See Roc. |
Rock (n.) A distaff used in spinning |
Rock (n.) A large concreted mass of stony material |
Rock (n.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. |
Rock (n.) That which resembles a rock in firmness |
Rock (n.) Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. |
Rock (n.) The striped bass. See under Bass. |
Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath |
Rock (v. t.) To move as in a cradle |
Rock (v. i.) To move or be moved backward and forward |
Rock (v. i.) To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support |
Rock shaft () A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines |
Rock staff (v. i.) An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows of a forge. |
mountain climbing mountaineering | the activity of climbing a mountain |
rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) |
rock careen sway tilt | pitching dangerously to one side |
fracture crack cracking | the act of cracking something |
crack fling go pass whirl offer | a usually brief attempt, he took a crack at it, I gave it a whirl |
cock of the rock Rupicola rupicola | tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest |
cock of the rock Rupicola peruviana | bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola |
rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus | wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico |
rock wren Xenicus gilviventris | short-tailed bird resembling a wren |
climbing salamander | any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes |
rock python rock snake Python sebae | very large python of tropical and southern Africa |
rock rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus | mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest |
Plymouth Rock | an American breed of domestic fowl |
Rock Cornish | small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl |
Greek partridge rock partridge Alectoris graeca | of mountainous areas of southern Europe |
rock dove rock pigeon Columba livia | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended |
rock wallaby rock kangaroo | slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas |
rock crab Cancer irroratus | crab of eastern coast of North America |
spiny lobster langouste rock lobster crawfish crayfish sea crawfish | large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters |
acorn barnacle rock barnacle Balanus balanoides | barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones |
rock hopper crested penguin | small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand |
pika mouse hare rock rabbit coney cony | small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America |
rock squirrel Citellus variegatus | large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States |
rock hyrax rock rabbit Procavia capensis | hyrax that lives in rocky areas |
climbing perch Anabas testudineus A. testudineus | a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air, has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land |
rock bass rock sunfish Ambloplites rupestris | game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes |
rock sea bass rock bass Centropristis philadelphica | a kind of sea bass |
rock hind Epinephelus adscensionis | found around rocky coasts or on reefs |
rock beauty Holocanthus tricolor | gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil |
rock gunnel butterfish Pholis gunnellus | slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters |
bore bit borer rock drill stone drill | a drill for penetrating rock |
climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on |
crack crack cocaine tornado | a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted, highly addictive |
crampon crampoon climbing iron climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
gap crack | a narrow opening, he opened the window a crack |
rock bit roller bit | a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers |
rock garden rockery | a garden featuring rocks, usually alpine plants |
crack | a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts, there was a crack in the mirror |
iron fist | rigorous or ruthless control, she rules the office with an iron fist, it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions |
fist clenched fist | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) |
rock opera | albums of rock music that aspired to the status of art, first appeared in the s |
wisecrack crack sally quip | witty remark |
rock concert | a performance of rock music |
rock 'n' roll rock'n'roll rock-andoll rock and roll rock rock music | a genre of popular music originating in the s, a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western, rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll. |
progressive rock art rock | a style of rock music that emerged in the s, associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms, intended for listening and not dancing |
psychedelic rock acid rock | a musical style that emerged in the s, rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience |
punk rock punk | rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation, in part a reaction against progressive rock |
climb climbing mounting | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
crack cracking snap | a sudden sharp noise, the crack of a whip, he heard the cracking of the ice, he can hear the snap of a twig |
rock candy | sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string |