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| 1. | [ noun ] (geology) a lump of hard consolidated mineral matter | |
| Synonyms: | stone | |
| Examples: | "he threw a rock at me" |
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| Related terms: | natural_object pebble stepping_stone calculus boulder outcrop crystal intrusion clastic_rock bedrock petrifaction chondrite tor sill xenolith wall_rock achondrite whin stone | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move back and forth in an unstable manner | |
| Synonyms: | shake sway | |
| Examples: | "the ship was rocking" "the tall building swayed" "the tree shook in the wind" |
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| Related terms: | move_back_and_forth totter swag roll nutate wag rocking_chair | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geology) material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust | |
| Synonyms: | stone | |
| Examples: | "that mountain is solid rock" "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" |
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| Related terms: | material marble gravel fieldstone caliche shingling pudding_stone greisen pumice road_metal quartzite aphanite sedimentary_rock metamorphic_rock dolomite emery_stone metamorphic_rock lava magma igneous_rock limestone claystone sial sima calc-tufa mineral stone | |
| 4. | [ verb ] rock or place in or as if in a cradle | |
| Synonyms: | cradle | |
| Examples: | "He cradled the infant in his arms" |
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| Related terms: | hold move_back_and_forth cradle | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable | |
| Examples: | "he was her rock during the crisis" "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew |
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| Related terms: | good_person | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cause to move back and forth | |
| Synonyms: | sway | |
| Examples: | "rock the cradle" "rock the baby" "the wind swayed the trees gently" |
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| Related terms: | move rocker | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western | |
| Synonyms: | rock_and_roll rock_music rock'n'roll rock-and-roll rock_'n'_roll | |
| Examples: | "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." |
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| Related terms: | jazz popular_music heavy_metal acid_rock art_rock punk_rock backbeat backbeat | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (medicine,work) United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) | |
| Synonyms: | john_rock | |
| Related terms: | gynecologist | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (food) hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored | |
| Synonyms: | rock_candy | |
| Related terms: | candy | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1662 | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (nautical) pitching dangerously to one side | |
| Synonyms: | sway tilt careen | |
| Related terms: | lurch swing careen | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rocke rocky roc Rockey rook Rooke Rocca Rocco Rooks Roach Royce Rosch Roscoe rookie Roache Roeske Ros Rocchio Rosa Roos Rose Rojo Roig ross Rosy rous Roch roux Roxy Roca Roza |
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