English dictionary
rock
/r/A/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
ExamplesHe threw a rock at me.
Synonyms stoneSource: WordNet 3.0
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material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
ExamplesThat mountain is solid rock.
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United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
Synonyms john rockSource: WordNet 3.0
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(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
ExamplesHe was her rock during the crisis.
Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.
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hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
Synonyms rock candySource: WordNet 3.0
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a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
ExamplesRock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.
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pitching dangerously to one side
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See <u>Roc</u>.
Source: webster1913
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A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
Source: webster1913
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A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See <u>Stone</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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move back and forth or sideways
ExamplesThe ship was rocking.
She rocked back and forth on her feet.
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cause to move back and forth
ExamplesRock the cradle.
Rock the baby.
Synonyms swaySource: WordNet 3.0
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To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to <i>rock</i> a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
Source: webster1913
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To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
Source: webster1913