rock

Nouns

• (n) a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  • he threw a rock at me
  stone,
• (n) material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
  • that mountain is solid rock
  • stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
  stone,
• (n) United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) John Rock,
• (n) (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
  • "he was her rock during the crisis
  • Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew
• (n) hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) rock candy,
• (n) a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
  • rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.
  rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock 'n' roll,
• (n) pitching dangerously to one side careen, sway, tilt,

Verbs

• (v) move back and forth or sideways
  • the ship was rocking
  • the tall building swayed
  • She rocked back and forth on her feet
  sway, shake,
• (v) cause to move back and forth
  • rock the cradle
  • rock the baby
  • the wind swayed the trees gently
  sway,

Synonyms

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