rock
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1.0
- noun
- /rɑk/
:
roca
- Where the water meets the rock, the cliffs are the color of sulfur.
- rock art
- rock formations
- sedimentary rock
You think that the moon is just a rock and then so on.
- You think that the moon is just a rock and then so on.
- So I'm currently holding a rock from outer space.
- He catches them playing a game with rocks, moving the rocks around.
- Can you talk us through the rocks falling from the sky model?
- He steps forward to study the rock, its angle of shearing.
- And they kind of looked at me like rock climbing, right?
- Like, I saw him paint rocks from nothing.
- There's is a universe of rocks, Pedra crack.
- And so this dirt and rock is rightfully mine.
- You can break a rock with a toffee hammer.
- I mean, there's like rocks, there's bombs.
- Or darts, or hockey, or rock climbing, or surfing or chess.
- And the Rover Perseverance is cashing rocks cores as we speak.
Examples
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The climbers found a large rock to practice their skills on during the weekend trip.
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There are lots of rocks and a big tree.
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Probably this planet has both rock and water.
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Hit it against the rock, gently.
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So I'm currently holding a rock from outer space.
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The views of the surrounding hills and the massive red rock architecture are breathtaking in every direction.
Academic text (2008) -
Little Vincent hits his head on a rock and survives, but he is gravely hurt.
Academic text (2015) -
The salt also squeezed through fault lines in the rock, producing salt anticlines.
Academic text (2011) -
Even so, an intricate picture of Harappan rock and mineral acquisition is beginning to emerge.
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We helped establish tree nurseries, build mud stoves, construct rock lines, and plant gardens.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
A hard natural rock used for building or a small piece of it
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3.5
A very hard, coarse rock often used for buildings, statues, and countertops
4
3.6
A hard rock made when hot melted rock cools on or near the Earth's surface
3
3.5
Rock made from layers of sand, mud, or broken shells
1
8.8
A hard rock that forms when sandstone changes under heat and pressure
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4.1
A hard, solid material that forms when hot, melted rock cools
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9.9
A dark rock from deep inside the Earth made mostly of the green mineral olivine
A hard coarse rock made mostly of sand grains
A rock that forms when melted rock deep underground cools slowly
A rock that has large crystals inside a finer-grained rock
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
4
3.6
A hard rock made when hot melted rock cools on or near the Earth's surface
3
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
1
4.8
Rock music from the 1960s with unusual sounds and effects that suggest drug experiences
- 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
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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Surface Forms
Etymology
Rock comes from an old English word rocc meaning 'stone'. Think of a hard, heavy piece of the earth — that is why a rock is a hard, solid mineral.