slovodefinícia
rock
(mass)		rock
- skala, kameň
rock
(encz)		rock,crack n: [slang.] forma kokainu xkomczax
rock
(encz)		rock,kámen drow22
rock
(encz)		rock,kolébat se v: jose
rock
(encz)		rock,kymácet se v: Petr Prášek
rock
(encz)		rock,rockový adj:
rock
(encz)		rock,skála n:
rock
(encz)		rock,válet v: [slang.] jose
rock
(czen)		rock,rock music
rock
(gcide)		Roc \Roc\, n. [Ar. & Per. rokh or rukh. Cf. Rook a castle.]
A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology. [Written also rock,
and rukh.] --Brande & C.
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Rock
(gcide)		Rock \Rock\, n.
See Roc.
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Rock
(gcide)		Rock \Rock\, n. [OE. rocke; akin to D. rok, rokken, G. rocken,
OHG. roccho, Dan. rok, Icel. rokkr. Cf. Rocket a firework.]
A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which
flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in
spinning. --Chapman.
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Sad Clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread
By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain,
That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid. --Spenser.
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Rock
(gcide)		Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.
rocc.]
1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
stone or crag. See Stone.
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Come one, come all! this rock shall fly
From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
clay, etc., when in natural beds.
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3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
support; a refuge.
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The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.
2.
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4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
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5. (Zool.) The striped bass. See under Bass.
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Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
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Rock alum. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a
rock.] Same as Roche alum.

Rock barnacle (Zool.), a barnacle (Balanus balanoides)
very abundant on rocks washed by tides.

Rock bass. (Zool.)
(a) The stripped bass. See under Bass.
(b) The goggle-eye.
(c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called
rock bass.

Rock builder (Zool.), any species of animal whose remains
contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the
corals and Foraminifera.

Rock butter (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide
of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
slate.

Rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
sugar which are very hard, whence the name.

Rock cavy. (Zool.) See Moco.

Rock cod (Zool.)
(a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
found about rocks andledges.
(b) A California rockfish.

Rock cook. (Zool.)
(a) A European wrasse (Centrolabrus exoletus).
(b) A rockling.

Rock cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.


Rock crab (Zool.), any one of several species of large
crabs of the genus C, as the two species of the New
England coast (Cancer irroratus and Cancer borealis).
See Illust. under Cancer.

Rock cress (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress
kind found on rocks, as Arabis petraea, Arabis lyrata,
etc.

Rock crystal (Min.), limpid quartz. See Quartz, and under
Crystal.

Rock dove (Zool.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock
doo}.

Rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
drilling holes for blasting, etc.

Rock duck (Zool.), the harlequin duck.

Rock eel. (Zool.) See Gunnel.

Rock goat (Zool.), a wild goat, or ibex.

Rock hopper (Zool.), a penguin of the genus Catarractes.
See under Penguin.

Rock kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo, and Petrogale.

Rock lobster (Zool.), any one of several species of large
spinose lobsters of the genera Panulirus and
Palinurus. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny
lobster}, and sea crayfish.

Rock meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite
occuring as an efflorescence.

Rock milk. (Min.) See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.

Rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear.

Rock oil. See Petroleum.

Rock parrakeet (Zool.), a small Australian parrakeet
(Euphema petrophila), which nests in holes among the
rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive
green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
green.

Rock pigeon (Zool.), the wild pigeon (Columba livia) Of
Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
derived. See Illust. under Pigeon.

Rock pipit. (Zool.) See the Note under Pipit.

Rock plover. (Zool.)
(a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
(b) The rock snipe.

Rock ptarmigan (Zool.), an arctic American ptarmigan
(Lagopus rupestris), which in winter is white, with the
tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish
brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
patches on the back.

Rock rabbit (Zool.), the hyrax. See Cony, and Daman.

Rock ruby (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.

Rock salt (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring
in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes
given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
from sea water in large basins or cavities.

Rock seal (Zool.), the harbor seal. See Seal.

Rock shell (Zool.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and
allied genera.

Rock snake (Zool.), any one of several large pythons; as,
the royal rock snake (Python regia) of Africa, and the
rock snake of India (Python molurus). The Australian
rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus Morelia.


Rock snipe (Zool.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}); -- called also rock bird, rock plover,
winter snipe.

Rock soap (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
feel, and adhering to the tongue.

Rock sparrow. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of
the genus Petronia, as Petronia stulla, of Europe.
(b) A North American sparrow (Pucaea ruficeps).

Rock tar, petroleum.

Rock thrush (Zool.), any Old World thrush of the genus
Monticola, or Petrocossyphus; as, the European rock
thrush (Monticola saxatilis), and the blue rock thrush
of India (Monticola cyaneus), in which the male is blue
throughout.

Rock tripe (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria
Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of
America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases
of extremity.

Rock trout (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Hexagrammus, family Chiradae,
native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea
trout}, boregat, bodieron, and starling.

Rock warbler (Zool.), a small Australian singing bird
(Origma rubricata) which frequents rocky ravines and
water courses; -- called also cataract bird.

Rock wren (Zool.), any one of several species of wrens of
the genus Salpinctes, native of the arid plains of Lower
California and Mexico.
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Rock
(gcide)		Rock \Rock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rocked;p. pr. & vb. n.
Rocking.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to
snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r["u]cken to move,
push, pull.]
1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting
on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to
cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
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A rising earthquake rocked the ground. --Dryden.
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2. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking;
to still; to quiet. "Sleep rock thy brain." --Shak.
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Note: Rock differs from shake, as denoting a slower, less
violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements.
It differs from swing, which expresses a vibratory
motion of something suspended.
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Rock
(gcide)		Rock \Rock\, v. i.
1. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently
agitated; to reel; to totter.
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The rocking town
Supplants their footsteps. --J. Philips .
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2. To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as,
to rock in a rocking-chair.
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rock
(gcide)		Crack \Crack\, n.
1. A partial separation of parts, with or without a
perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach;
a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in
glass.
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2. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.
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My love to thee is sound, sans crack or flaw.
--Shak.
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3. A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything
suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling
house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip.
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Will the stretch out to the crack of doom? --Shak.
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4. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
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Though now our voices
Have got the mannish crack. --Shak.
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5. Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as,
he has a crack.
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6. A crazy or crack-brained person. [Obs.]
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I . . . can not get the Parliament to listen to me,
who look upon me as a crack and a projector.
--Addison.
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7. A boast; boasting. [Obs.] "Crack and brags." --Burton.
"Vainglorius cracks." --Spenser.
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8. Breach of chastity. [Obs.] --Shak.
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9. A boy, generally a pert, lively boy. [Obs.]
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Val. 'T is a noble child. Vir. A crack, madam.
--Shak.
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10. A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.
[Eng. & Scot. Colloq.]
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11. Free conversation; friendly chat. [Scot.]
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What is crack in English? . . . A crack is . . . a
chat with a good, kindly human heart in it. --P. P.
Alexander.
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12. a witty remark; a wisecrack.
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13. a chance or opportunity to do something; an attempt; as,
I'll take a crack at it.
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14. a form of cocaine, highly purified and prepared as small
pellets, especially suitable for smoking; -- also called
rock. Used in this form it appears to be more addicting
than cocaine powder. [slang]
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rock
(wn)		rock
n 1: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he
threw a rock at me" [syn: rock, stone]
2: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those
making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock";
"stone is abundant in New England and there are many
quarries" [syn: rock, stone]
3: United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted
the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill
(1890-1984) [syn: Rock, John Rock]
4: (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;
"he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and
upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to
Matthew
5: hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with
peppermint) [syn: rock candy, rock]
6: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; 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." [syn: rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, {rock-
and-roll}, rock and roll, rock, rock music]
7: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen,
sway, tilt]
v 1: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking";
"the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on
her feet" [syn: rock, sway, shake]
2: cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the
baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" [syn: rock,
sway]
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(mass)		frock
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rock
(mass)		rock
- skala, kameň
rockbottom
(mass)		rock-bottom
- veľmi znížený, veľmi zredukovaný, samé dno
rocket
(mass)		rocket
- raketa, stúpať
rocketpropelled
(mass)		rocket-propelled
- poháňaný raketovým motorom
rockmusic
(mass)		rock-music
- roková hudba
rocks
(mass)		rocks
- varlata
rocksolid
(mass)		rock-solid
- skalopevný
prorocký
(msas)		prorocký
- prophetic
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(msas)		Rocket Propellant 1 (standard kerosene rocket fuel, MIL-P-25576)
- RP-1
prorocky
(msasasci)		prorocky
- prophetic
rocket propellant 1 (standard kerosene rocket fuel, mil-p-25576)
(msasasci)		Rocket Propellant 1 (standard kerosene rocket fuel, MIL-P-25576)
- RP-1
as solid as the rock of gibraltar
(encz)		as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar,velmi stabilní adj: Zdeněk Brož
bedrock
(encz)		bedrock,dno n: Zdeněk Brožbedrock,skalní podloží n: Zdeněk Brožbedrock,základní princip n: web
between a rock and a hard place
(encz)		between a rock and a hard place,v těžké pozici Zdeněk Brož
bottle rocket
(encz)		bottle rocket,zápalná láhev raketa odpálená z láhve
brock
(encz)		brock,jezevec n: Zdeněk BrožBrock,Brock n: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
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clastic rock
(encz)		clastic rock, n:
cock of the rock
(encz)		cock of the rock, n:
copper rockfish
(encz)		copper rockfish, n:
crock
(encz)		crock,hliněný hrnec n: Zdeněk Brožcrock,křáp n: staré auto Pinocrock,páprda n: starý člověk Pinocrock,pitomost n: Pinocrock,rachotina n: staré auto Pinocrock,vrak n: staré auto Pino
crock up
(encz)		crock up, v:
crocked
(encz)		crocked,nadraný adj: Zdeněk Brožcrocked,nadrátovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožcrocked,namazaný adj: Zdeněk Brož
crockery
(encz)		crockery,nádobí
crocket
(encz)		crocket, n:
crocketed
(encz)		crocketed, adj:
crockett
(encz)		Crockett,Crockett n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
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crushed rock
(encz)		crushed rock, n:
davy crockett
(encz)		Davy Crockett,
defrock
(encz)		defrock,zbavit hodnosti Zdeněk Brož