rock candy noun (N American)

Rock (the confectionery)

rock climber noun

rock climbing noun

Mountaineering on rocky faces

rock cod noun

1. A cod found on rocky sea-bottoms
2. A name for various Australian and other fishes, mostly of the sea-bass family

rock cook noun

The small-mouthed wrasse

rock cork noun

Mountain cork

rock cress noun

A cruciferous plant of the genus Arabis

rock crystal noun

Colourless quartz, esp when well crystallized

rock dove noun

A pigeon that nests on rocks, source of the domestic varieties

rock drill noun

A tool for boring rock

rock elm noun

An elm of N America with a corky bark

Rock English noun

The Gibraltar dialect

rockˈfall noun

1. A fall of rock
2. A mass of fallen rock

Rock fever noun

Undulant fever (from Gibraltar)

rockˈfish noun

1. Any of various types of fish that live among rocks or rocky bottoms
2. Applied as a name to several such fishes, such as wrasse, striped bass, black goby
3. Rock salmon

rock flour noun

Finely divided rock material, such as is found under glaciers

rockˈ-forming adjective

Occurring as a dominant constituent of rocks

rock garden noun

1. A rockery
2. A garden containing rockeries

rock guano noun

A rock phosphatized by percolations from guano

rockˈ-hewn adjective

Hewn out of rock

rockˈhopper noun

A small crested penguin

rock house noun (slang)

A crack- or cocaine-dealer's den

rock lark noun

The rock pipit

rock leather noun

Mountain leather

rock lizard see rock scorpion below.

rock lobster see under lobster

rock melon noun (Aust)

The cantaloupe

rock oil noun

Petroleum

rock perch noun

A scorpion-fish

rock pigeon noun

The rock dove

rock pipit noun

A pipit inhabiting rocky coasts

rock plant noun

A plant adapted to growing on or among rocks

rock rabbit noun

1. A hyrax
2. A pika

rockˈ-ribbed adjective (N American)

Unyielding

rock rose noun

A plant of either of the genera Cistus and Helianthemum of the family Cistaceae

rock salmon, rock turbot noun

Dogfish or wolffish when being sold as food-fish

rock salt noun

1. Salt as a mineral, halite
2. Salt in crystalline form

rock shoes see rock boots above.

rock scorpion noun

A person born in Gibraltar (also rock lizard)

rock snake noun

1. A python
2. A krait

rock socks plural noun

An orig Japanese form of rubber socks, with a separate big-toe section, worn for walking over rocks, coral, etc

rockˈ-solˈid adjective

1. Steady
2. Dependable
3. Firm
4. Unwavering
5. Unbeatable

rock sparrow noun

A genus (Petronia) related to the true sparrow

rock-steadˈy adjective

Absolutely steady

rock tar noun

Petroleum

rock temple noun

A temple hewn out of the solid rock

rock tripe noun

An edible arctic lichen of various kinds

rock violet noun

A violet-scented alga growing on mountain rocks

rockˈwater noun

Water issuing from a rock

rockˈweed noun

Bladderwrack or related seaweed growing on rocks

rock wood noun

A wood-like asbestos

rock wool noun

Mineral wool, used as an insulating material

rockˈwork noun

1. Masonry in imitation of rock (architecture)
2. Rocks in a rockery
3. Rock climbing

between a rock and a hard place

In a situation where one has to choose between two equally undesirable alternatives

get one's rocks off

1. To have an orgasm (vulgar sl)
2. To derive excitement (slang)

have rocks in one's head (US sl)

To lack brains

on the rocks

1. Penniless
2. (of whisky, etc) on ice
3. (of a marriage) broken down, failed

Rocky Mountain goat

A white N American animal intermediate between goat and antelope

the Rock

Gibraltar

the Rockies

The Rocky Mountains

sugar /shŭgˈər/

noun

1. A sweet substance (sucrose or cane sugar, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁) obtained chiefly from cane and beet
2. Extended to any water-soluble, crystalline monosaccharide or oligosaccharide, eg fructose, lactose, glucose, etc
3. A measure (eg a lump, teaspoonful) of sugar
4. Money (slang)
5. A term of endearment (informal)
6. Flattery (slang)
7. Heroin or LSD (slang)

adjective

1. Made with or of sugar
2. Sweet (Shakespeare)

transitive verb

To sprinkle, coat, mix, or sweeten with sugar

sugˈared adjective

1. Sweetened or coated with sugar
2. Sugary

sugˈariness noun

sugˈaring noun

1. Sweetening with sugar
2. Coating trees with sugar as a method of collecting insects
3. Formation of sugar or syrup by boiling maple sap (also sugaring off; N American)
4. Removing body hair by applying a sticky sugar paste which is then peeled away

sugˈarless adjective

sugˈary adjective

1. Like sugar in taste or appearance
2. Having or containing much sugar
3. Cloyingly sweet, sickly, over-sentimental

sugarally or sugarallie /-alˈi/ noun (Scot)

Liquorice

sugar apple noun

The sweetsop fruit

sugˈar-baker noun (obsolete)

1. A sugar refiner
2. Also a confectioner

sugar basin or sugar bowl noun

A small basin for holding sugar at table

sugar bean noun

The lima bean

sugar beet noun

Any variety of common beet, esp the variety Rapa, grown for sugar

sugar bird noun

Either of two S African birds of the genus Promerops that suck nectar from flowers

sugar bowl see sugar basin above.

sugar bush noun (US)

An area of woodland with a preponderance of sugar maples

sugar candy noun

1. Sugar in large crystals (also rock candy)
2. A sweet, confection (US)

sugˈarcane or sugar cane noun

A tall woody grass (Saccharum officinarum) of tropical and semitropical regions, cultivated in the West Indies, the southern USA, Australia, and elsewhere, one of the chief sources of sugar

sugar charcoal noun

A pure form of charcoal obtained from sucrose

sugˈarcoat transitive verb

1. To coat with sugar
2. To disguise (something unpleasant) with a superficial attractiveness

sugar-coatˈed adjective

sugˈar-cube or sugˈar-lump noun

A small square block of sugar

sugar daddy noun (informal)

A wealthy, elderly or middle-aged man who lavishes money or gifts on a young woman or young homosexual man, usu in return for sexual favours or companionship

sugar diabetes noun

Diabetes mellitus

sugar foot noun

A dance step used in tap, jazz, line dancing, etc

sugˈar-free adjective

Containing no sugar

sugar glider noun

An Australian possum, Petaurus breviceps, with winglike flaps of skin enabling it to make long gliding jumps between trees

sugar grass noun

Sweet sorghum

sugar gum noun

A eucalyptus, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, with sweet-tasting foliage

sugˈarhouse noun

A factory, etc where sugar or maple syrup is made

sugar kelp noun

A type of kelp, Laminaria saccharina, a source of mannitol (also called sea belt)

sugˈarloaf noun

1. A loaf or hard mass of refined sugar, usu more or less conical (see also loaf sugar under loaf¹)
2. A hill, hat, or other object of similar form

sugar-lump see sugar-cube above.

sugar maple noun

A N American maple (Acer saccharum or related species) from whose sap maple syrup or maple sugar is made

sugar mill noun

A machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane

sugar mimic noun

Any substance, either occurring naturally or developed synthetically, which mimics certain sugars in plant or animal cells

sugar mite noun

A mite infesting unrefined sugar

sugar of lead noun

Lead acetate, sweet and poisonous, used as a mordant for dyeing and printing textiles, and as a drier for paints and varnishes

sugar palm noun

A palm (of various species) yielding sugar

sugar pea noun

A sugar snap pea

sugar pine noun

A tall W American pine (Pinus lambertiana) with sugary heartwood

sugˈarplum noun

1. A small round boiled sweet
2. Something pleasing, such as a compliment
3. A term of endearment

sugˈar-refīˈner noun

sugˈar-refīˈnery noun

sugˈar-refīˈning noun

sugar sifter noun

A container for sugar with a perforated top, enabling the sugar to be sprinkled

sugar snap pea or sugar snap noun

A variety of pea cultivated by crossing a mangetout with another pea

sugar soap noun

An alkaline cleansing or stripping preparation for paint surfaces

sugar tongs plural noun

Small tongs for lifting sugar-lumps at table

heavy sugar (slang)

Big money

sugar the pill

To compensate somewhat for an unpleasant prospect, unwelcome imposition, etc