rock
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8.2
- noun
- /rɑk/
- UK
- During their beach visit, they each enjoyed a piece of rock while watching the waves.
- rock candy
- stick of rock
- rock sugar
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Examples
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At the carnival, the children eagerly chose a stick of rock candy from the bright display.
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It's called Pop Rocks.
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Let's get some Pop Rocks in here before we close up shop.
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And it's German rock cane sugar and it looks like this.
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I'm going to make rock and let's make rock candy.
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She bought a colorful rock from the seaside shop, enjoying the sweet peppermint flavor.
Synonyms
12
1.0
A small sweet candy flavored with mint oil to freshen the breath
6
2.2
A hard sweet made of large clear sugar crystals on a stick
1
1.5
A small hard sweet with a strong mint taste often red and white
Idioms
- Informal
25
4.8
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Offensive
1
9.9
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Compounds
148
1.8
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
15
2.9
Rock music from the late 1960s to the 1980s that remains popular and influential
6
7.5
A large boulder on the shore of Plymouth, Massachusetts said to be where Pilgrims landed in 1620
- Specialized
5
3.6
A hard rock made when hot melted rock cools on or near the Earth's surface
4
3.0
A person who goes up steep rocks or artificial walls using hands and feet for sport
3
4.6
A city in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River known for its Union prison during the Civil War
3
5.9
A large rock at Spain's south tip that belongs to Britain and controls access to the Mediterranean
1
7.1
A style of rock music with unusual sounds from jazz and classical, meant for listening not dancing
- Archaic
1
5.7
A 1960s rock style with long guitar solos and unusual sounds often linked to drug use
- NSFW
1
4.8
Rock music from the 1960s with unusual sounds and effects that suggest drug experiences
- Specialized
1
4.9
A clear, colorless mineral used to make lenses and in some electronics
1
6.2
A desert in northwestern Nevada with a large flat dry lakebed and an annual arts festival
- Specialized
1
3.0
Small pieces of rock made by crushing larger stones and used for paths and building
1
3.7
A wild grey pigeon with black stripes on its wings that many domestic pigeons come from
- UK
1
8.1
A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
1
8.1
A venomous snake that lives among rocks in the southwestern United States and Mexico
- US
1
4.8
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
- Specialized
1
5.7
A hard dark rock formed by volcanoes that people use to build roads and buildings
- US
1
4.8
A large North American tree with hard wood used for furniture and sap used to make syrup
- South African
1
9.9
A small animal that eats plants and lives on rocks in Africa and the Middle East
- Specialized
1
4.9
A light, fluffy material made from melted rock used to keep buildings warm and safe from fire
- Specialized
1
9.4
A sickness you catch from sick animals, meat, or milk that causes fever and headache
- Specialized
1
3.4
Gear used for climbing rocks, like ropes, safety belts, metal clips, and helmets
1
7.8
A small evergreen shrub with pretty pink or white flowers and scented leaves that grows in dry sunny places
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rock for the sweet is called that because the candy is very hard, almost like a little stone, so thinking of a hard candy 'rock' helps you remember its name.