rock
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1.0
- noun
- /rɑk/
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rock
- As she adjusts the volume in her headphones, a favorite rock song begins.
- rock and roll
- a rock band
- rock music
This is Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock Jingle Bell.
- This is Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock Jingle Bell.
- Punk rock, metal, Stoner rock, doom metal, and grunge.
- I've always wanted to, it's half rock show, half comedy show.
- I mean, this is sort of like chill rock basically.
- So that's not punk rock, that's just that's just stories.
- But when country got to be more like country rock, it totally won me over.
- I love rock, all types of rock, classic indie, surf rock, thrasher, all the things.
Examples
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Let me tell you what it's like to manage a rock band.
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The grinding, soul-wrenching rock of Janis Joplin poured out as his guests took their pick.
Fiction book (1990) -
Some of them were drawn to hard rock and heavy metal music.
Academic text (1999) -
I love that kind of combination of like rock and folk music.
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I've always wanted to, it's half rock show, half comedy show.
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Since 1983, airwaves and vinyl have been saturated with rock sounds, which have crowded out other styles.
Academic text (1990) -
She enjoys listening to rock music from the 1980s, especially bands like Queen and The Rolling Stones.
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Many musicians at the festival were excited to showcase their latest rock songs on stage.
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The documentary explored the impact of rock music on cultural movements during the 20th century.
Synonyms
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3.0
A style of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat
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1.8
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
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1.6
Popular songs with loud electric guitars and a strong beat
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2.6
Popular music from 1950s America with a strong beat and simple tunes
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2.5
A lively style of popular music from 1950s America that mixes blues and country
Idioms
- Informal
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4.8
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Offensive
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Compounds
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1.8
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
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2.9
Rock music from the late 1960s to the 1980s that remains popular and influential
- Specialized
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3.6
A hard rock made when hot melted rock cools on or near the Earth's surface
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3.0
A person who goes up steep rocks or artificial walls using hands and feet for sport
- Archaic
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5.7
A 1960s rock style with long guitar solos and unusual sounds often linked to drug use
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7.5
A large boulder on the shore of Plymouth, Massachusetts said to be where Pilgrims landed in 1620
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7.1
A style of rock music with unusual sounds from jazz and classical, meant for listening not dancing
- Specialized
1
3.0
Small pieces of rock made by crushing larger stones and used for paths and building
- NSFW
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4.8
Rock music from the 1960s with unusual sounds and effects that suggest drug experiences
- US
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4.8
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
- Specialized
1
4.9
A clear, colorless mineral used to make lenses and in some electronics
- UK
1
8.1
A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
A desert in northwestern Nevada with a large flat dry lakebed and an annual arts festival
- Specialized
A rock that forms when small pieces of older rocks press and stick together
- Specialized
A fern that grows on rocks in northern North America with fronds like parsley
A plant with cream colored flowers that grows in rocky soil in the western United States
- US
A bright gold and black fish that lives on coral reefs from the Caribbean to Brazil
- Specialized
A sickness you catch from sick animals, meat, or milk that causes fever and headache
- Specialized
A low plant with green leaves and small flowers that grows in rocky places
- UK
A long slim fish with no scales that lives in northern Atlantic waters and people eat
- South African
A small animal that eats plants and lives on rocks in Africa and the Middle East
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Etymology
Rock for the music comes from the verb to rock meaning 'to move' (think rocking chair) and from the phrase rock and roll, so rock music is music that makes people move and dance.