| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| rochet | noun | A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies., A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries., The red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard. |
| rocked | imp. & past participle | of Rock |
| rocker | noun | One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle., One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks., Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from gravel, etc., by agitation in water., A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse., A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair., A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle., Same as Rock shaft. |
| rocket | noun | A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad., Damewort., Rocket larkspur. See below., An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display., A blunt lance head used in the joust., To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective. |
| rococo | noun | A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century., Of or pertaining to the style called rococo; like rococo; florid; fantastic. |