rock
/ɹɑk/noun, verb1 syllable
Rock means: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western.
Synonyms for rock30
noun, as in a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
noun, as in United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
noun, as in a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
noun, as in material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
noun, as in hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
What does rock mean?10
noun
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.”
pitching dangerously to one side
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter“he threw a rock at me”
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust“that mountain is solid rock”
hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable“he was her rock during the crisis”
verb
move back and forth or sideways“the ship was rocking”
cause to move back and forth“rock the cradle”
be excellent or outstanding“I'm enjoying this. I know. This rules!”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with rock?24
one syllable
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Rock in a sentence
- Passing through the strong wind, the planes rock like this, but don't worry.corvard
- He is keen on rock music, but she is even more so.unknown
- Sitting on the rock, she sang a sweet song as she combed her hair.Genemdaffern
- He pulled with all his strength, but the rock would not move.sundown
- Seen from a distance, the rock looked like a human face.piterkeo
- Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.CK
- Which do you like better, rock music or classical music?CK
- Seen at a distance, the rock looks like a human face.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of rock
as a noun
- plural
- rocks
as a verb
- past tense
- rocked
- present participle
- rocking
- third-person singular
- rocks
- past participle
- rocked