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rock⋅y

1   [rok-ee]
–adjective, rock⋅i⋅er, rock⋅i⋅est.
1. full of or abounding in rocks.
2. consisting of rock.
3. rocklike: wood with a rocky hardness.
4. firm; steadfast: rocky endurance.
5. unfeeling; without sympathy or emotion: my rocky heart.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see rock 1 , -y 1
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Language Translation for : Rocky
Spanish: rocoso, German: felsig, Japanese: 岩の多い
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rock⋅y

2   [rok-ee]
–adjective, rock⋅i⋅er, rock⋅i⋅est.
1. inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady.
2. difficult or uncertain; full of hazards or obstacles: a business with a rocky future.
3. physically unsteady or weak, as from sickness.
Origin:
1730–40; rock 2 + -y 1
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Rocky River

 
–noun
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland. 21,084.
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rock·y 1     (rŏk'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   rock·i·er, rock·i·est
  1. Consisting of, containing, or abounding in rock or rocks.
    1. Resembling or suggesting rock; firm or hard.
    2. Steadfast or stubborn; unyielding: her rocky heart.
  3. Marked by obstructions or difficulties: the rocky road to success.
rock'i·ness n.
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rock·y 2     (rŏk'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   rock·i·er, rock·i·est
    1. Inclined or prone to sway or totter; unsteady or shaky: a rocky shelf.
    2. Appearing inclined to fail; discouraging or disappointing: had a rocky start, but managed to succeed.
  2. Weak, dizzy, or nauseated, especially as a result of the excessive intake of alcohol or drugs.
rock'i·ness n.
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rocky 
"full of rocks," c.1400, from rock (n.); "unsteady," 1737, from rock (v.1). Meaning "difficult, hard" is recorded from 1873, and may represent a little of both.

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rocky

adjective
1. abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" 
2. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride" [syn: rough] [ant: smooth] 
3. liable to rock; "on high rocky heels" 
4. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time" 

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Rocky Mount, NC (city, FIPS 57500)
Location: (35.954112, -77.805572)
Population (2000): 55,893 (24,167 housing units)
Area: 35.567969 sq mi (land), 0.210800 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 27801, 27803

Rocky Mount, NC (township, FIPS 12792740)
Location: (35.926617, -77.816718)
Population (2000): 17,411 (8,133 housing units)
Area: 23.913018 sq mi (land), 0.329940 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 27801, 27803

Rocky Ford, CO (CCD, FIPS 08993116)
Location: (38.048774, -103.725260)
Population (2000): 5,895 (2,531 housing units)
Area: 64.615519 sq mi (land), 1.452377 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 81067

Rocky Hill, CT (town, FIPS 00365370)
Location: (41.660949, -72.660988)
Population (2000): 17,966 (7,962 housing units)
Area: 13.453754 sq mi (land), 0.346204 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 06067

Rocky Ford, GA (CCD, FIPS 25192580)
Location: (32.652934, -81.750986)
Population (2000): 1,963 (843 housing units)
Area: 106.146044 sq mi (land), 0.896237 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 30455

Rocky Hill, NJ (borough, FIPS 03564320)
Location: (40.400406, -74.638955)
Population (2000): 662 (295 housing units)
Area: 0.674105 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 08553

Rocky Ford, CO (city, FIPS 65190)
Location: (38.051000, -103.721387)
Population (2000): 4,286 (1,852 housing units)
Area: 1.699604 sq mi (land), 0.006371 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 81067

Rocky Point, NC (township, FIPS 14192744)
Location: (34.429779, -77.898871)
Population (2000): 5,786 (2,370 housing units)
Area: 53.327708 sq mi (land), 1.039778 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 28457

Rocky River, OH (city, FIPS 03568056)
Location: (41.475297, -81.845759)
Population (2000): 20,735 (10,166 housing units)
Area: 4.754832 sq mi (land), 0.873035 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 44116

Rocky Gap, VA (district, FIPS 02195423)
Location: (37.191431, -81.142287)
Population (2000): 2,316 (1,132 housing units)
Area: 107.757539 sq mi (land), 0.006185 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 24366

Rocky Mount, VA (district, FIPS 06795431)
Location: (36.991176, -79.893198)
Population (2000): 5,735 (2,505 housing units)
Area: 12.834817 sq mi (land), 0.002786 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 24151

Rocky Mount, VA (town, FIPS 68496)
Location: (36.999855, -79.889673)
Population (2000): 4,066 (1,796 housing units)
Area: 4.586811 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 24151

Rocky Ridge, OH (village, FIPS 68042)
Location: (41.530546, -83.210260)
Population (2000): 389 (141 housing units)
Area: 1.017791 sq mi (land), 0.015417 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 43458

Rocky Point, NY (CDP, FIPS 63319)
Location: (40.953706, -72.927259)
Population (2000): 10,185 (3,949 housing units)
Area: 10.346013 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 11778

Rocky River, OH (city, FIPS 68056)
Location: (41.475297, -81.845759)
Population (2000): 20,735 (10,166 housing units)
Area: 4.754832 sq mi (land), 0.873035 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 44116

Rocky Hill, NJ (borough, FIPS 64320)
Location: (40.400406, -74.638955)
Population (2000): 662 (295 housing units)
Area: 0.674105 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 08553

Rocky Ford, GA (town, FIPS 66444)
Location: (32.664231, -81.828224)
Population (2000): 186 (88 housing units)
Area: 1.211238 sq mi (land), 0.026619 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 30455

Rocky Point, MT (CDP, FIPS 63940)
Location: (47.732361, -114.182570)
Population (2000): 107 (66 housing units)
Area: 0.612151 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rocky Ford, SD (township, FIPS 09555660)
Location: (43.773149, -101.125389)
Population (2000): 9 (4 housing units)
Area: 50.310782 sq mi (land), 0.065643 sq mi (water)

Rocky Ripple, IN (town, FIPS 65556)
Location: (39.847091, -86.173137)
Population (2000): 712 (329 housing units)
Area: 0.304467 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rocky Springs, NC (township, FIPS 12392748)
Location: (35.201197, -79.742050)
Population (2000): 2,104 (694 housing units)
Area: 63.513875 sq mi (land), 0.054965 sq mi (water)

Rocky Mound, TX (town, FIPS 62870)
Location: (33.034298, -95.034431)
Population (2000): 93 (62 housing units)
Area: 0.407281 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rocky Boy's, MT (CCD, FIPS 04192814)
Location: (48.328528, -109.853202)
Population (2000): 2,046 (634 housing units)
Area: 222.717494 sq mi (land), 0.365487 sq mi (water)

Rocky Fork, MO (township, FIPS 01962840)
Location: (39.087739, -92.249611)
Population (2000): 7,375 (2,960 housing units)
Area: 110.020152 sq mi (land), 0.572366 sq mi (water)

Rocky Ridge, UT (town, FIPS 64590)
Location: (39.924991, -111.826432)
Population (2000): 403 (73 housing units)
Area: 1.875392 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rocky Mountain, OK (CDP, FIPS 63720)
Location: (35.788944, -94.767782)
Population (2000): 448 (162 housing units)
Area: 12.908702 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rocky Ford, OK (CDP, FIPS 63715)
Location: (36.171259, -94.910102)
Population (2000): 60 (21 housing units)
Area: 2.404734 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rocky Station, VA (district, FIPS 10595439)
Location: (36.770983, -83.019989)
Population (2000): 7,688 (3,659 housing units)
Area: 95.308458 sq mi (land), 0.012023 sq mi (water)

Rocky Run, IL (township, FIPS 06765234)
Location: (40.245338, -91.438338)
Population (2000): 158 (56 housing units)
Area: 36.939202 sq mi (land), 3.001966 sq mi (water)

Rocky Hill, KY (CCD, FIPS 00992944)
Location: (36.991890, -86.079549)
Population (2000): 3,006 (1,319 housing units)
Area: 65.630178 sq mi (land), 3.085557 sq mi (water)

Dacula-Rocky Creek, GA (CCD, FIPS 13590846)
Location: (34.026684, -83.898777)
Population (2000): 39,772 (13,408 housing units)
Area: 91.567545 sq mi (land), 0.053467 sq mi (water)

Rocky, OK (town, FIPS 63700)
Location: (35.156397, -99.059987)
Population (2000): 174 (85 housing units)
Area: 0.225500 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 73661

Township 12, Rocky, NC (Mount, FIPS 06593724)
Location: (35.937075, -77.772408)
Population (2000): 19,344 (7,977 housing units)
Area: 38.387153 sq mi (land), 0.124130 sq mi (water)

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Rocky

Rock"y\, a. 1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. --Milton.

3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. --Shak.

Rocky Mountain locust (Zo["o]l.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper.

Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zo["o]l.) See Bighorn.

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