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# rocky

«rocky» in Mova's school dictionary: **covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (rocky, rockier, rockiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#m1)

2) Rocky can mean shaky or not steady, like a rocky table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#m2)

3) Rocky can mean difficult and with problems, like a rocky start. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and science: rocky shores, rocky mountains and rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the rocky planets; the others are gas or ice giants). Safety: rocky paths and wet rocks are slippery; wear good shoes and watch where you step; rock pools are fun, but watch the tide. Phrases: «the Rocky Mountains / the Rockies», «a rocky shore», «a rocky road», «off to a rocky start».

### examples

- We explored the rock pools on the rocky beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x1)
- Wear trainers on the rocky path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x2)
- Mars is a rocky planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x3)
- The Rocky Mountains run through Canada and the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x4)
- Their friendship had a rocky start but now they are best friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x5)
- The wobbly table was a bit rocky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x6)
- Goats climbed the rocky hillside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x7)
- Rocky road is a chocolate treat with marshmallows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x8)
- He went to the rocky wall, and took the club, and knocked on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/#x9)

### note

Comparatives: «rockier, rockiest». With a capital, «the Rocky Mountains» or «the Rockies» is a big mountain range in North America. Do not confuse with «rocking» (moving back and forth).

### In the corpora

- [Serengeti lions rest on rocky outcrops called kopjes, which give them shade, a lookout and safe dens for cubs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/124-the-lion-king-real-lions/5/)
- [And Rocky, the corner-shop dog, ignored Jake for years — until Jake helped the shopkeeper carry boxes in the rain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/20/)
- [In the Parable of the Sower seed fell on the path, on rocky ground, among thorns and on good soil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/7/)
- [Seed on the rocky ground sprang up fast but withered in the sun because it had no deep roots.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/9/)
- [The Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the largest of the four rocky planets.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/space/5-the-earth-as-a-planet/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rocky» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rocky/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.