ROCK HOUND

Meaning of ROCK HOUND in English

n. , slang A person who studies and collects rocks for a hobby. Many young rock hounds grow up to be geologists. Tony is an eager rock hound, and we have rocks all through our house.

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ROCK HOUND — noun Date: 1915 a specialist in geology, an amateur rock and mineral collector, rockhounding noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROCK HOUND — noun 1. : geologist ; especially : one who searches for oil 2. : one who hunts and collects gemstones …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK HOUND — Informal. 1. a geologist. 2. an amateur collector of rocks, fossils, or minerals. Also, rockhound . [ 1920-25, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCK HOUND — n. (Informal) geologist; person whose hobby is to collect rocks and minerals or fossils
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROCK HOUND — Date: 1915 1. : a specialist in geology 2. : an amateur rock and mineral collector • rock·hound·ing ˈräk-ˌhau̇n-diŋ noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK HOUND — Function: noun Date: 1915 1 : a specialist in geology 2 : an amateur rock and mineral collector – rock …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROCK HOUND — [rock hound] n (1915) 1: a specialist in geology 2: an amateur rock and mineral collector -- rock.hound.ing n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCK HOUND — {n.}, {slang} A person who studies and collects rocks for a hobby. * /Many young rock hounds grow up to …
Slang English vocab
ROCK HOUND — {n.}, {slang} A person who studies and collects rocks for a hobby. * /Many young rock hounds grow up to …
Словарь английских идиом
ROCK HOUND — геолог; разведчик нефти; коллекционер минералов
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK HOUND — шутл. 1> геолог 2> разведчик нефти 3> коллекционер минералов
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROCK HOUND — шутл. 1) геолог 2) разведчик нефти 3) коллекционер минералов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ROCK HOUND — шутл. 1> геолог 2> разведчик нефти 3> коллекционер минералов
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK HOUND — геолог; разведчик нефти; коллекционер минералов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of mineral s. The three major classes of rock sedimentary , …
Английский словарь Британика
HOUND — Classification of hunting dogs that is more general than setter, retriever, pointer, or other sporting dog categories. Most hounds were …
Английский словарь Британика
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUND — (v. t.) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound …
Английский словарь Webster
HOUND — ( v. t. ) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOUND — I. ˈhau̇nd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hund; akin to Old High German hunt dog, Latin canis, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK — noun ·see roc. 2. rock ·noun the striped bass. ·see under bass. 3. rock ·noun that which resembles a rock …
Webster English vocab
HOUND — noun a despicable person. 2. hound ·noun a houndfish. 3. hound ·vt to hunt or chase with hounds, or as …
Webster English vocab
ROCK — [rock] vb [ME rokken, fr. OE roccian; akin to OHG rucken to cause to move] vt (12c) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOUND — [hound] n [ME, fr. OE hund; akin to OHG hunt dog, L canis, Gk kyon] (bef. 12c) 1 a: dog …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCK
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — rock, Rock BrE AmE rɒk AmE rɑːk ▷ rocked rɒkt AmE rɑːkt ▷ rocking ˈrɒk ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOUND — hound BrE AmE haʊnd ▷ hounded ˈhaʊnd ɪd -əd ▷ hounding ˈhaʊnd ɪŋ ▷ hounds haʊndz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROCK — / rɒk; NAmE rɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD MATERIAL 1. [ U , C ] the hard solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUND — / haʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a dog that can run fast and has a good sense …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOUND — I. hound 1 /haʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hund ] 1 . a dog …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a a dog used for hunting, esp. one able to track by scent. b (the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOUND — n. & v. n. 1 a a dog used for hunting, esp. one able to track by scent. b (the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — 1. n.1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Oxford English vocab
HOUND — n. & v. --n. 1. a a dog used for hunting, esp. one able to track by scent. b (the …
Oxford English vocab
ROCK — ( rocks, rocking, rocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rock is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUND — ( hounds, hounding, hounded) 1. A hound is a type of dog that is often used for hunting or racing. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat rocks (= moves from side to side in the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOUND — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A gangling mixed breed of Labradors and mongrel hounds and terriers. ▪ After a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — n. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOUND — Synonyms and related words : Afghan hound, Alaskan malamute, Bedlington terrier, Border terrier, Boston bull, Cairn terrier, Chihuahua, Dalmatian, Doberman …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROCK — I. noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , solid ▪ Solid ~ is broken down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ROCK — n [ U ] 1. ( also rock music ) a type of modern popular music with a strong beat, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks ≈ острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock ≈ непреклонен …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUND
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUND
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock - alkaline rock - asphalt rock - barren rock - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ROCK — 1) горнокаменный 2) камень 3) качать 4) качаться 5) колыхатся 6) порода 7) скальный грунт • air-leg rock drill — колонковая бурильная машина disintegration of broken rock — развал …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HOUND — травить (собаками); травить, подвергать преследованиям собака; охотничья собака; негодяй; 'собака' hound down - выловить, разыскать hound out - изгонять, выгонять …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ROCK — _I rɒk n 1. скала, утёс the boat was wrecked on a rock - лодка разбилась о скалу as firm …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOUND
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks — острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock — непреклонен …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOUND
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks — острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock — непреклонен как скала б) (с определенным …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOUND
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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