Dictionary entry details
• ROCK (noun)
Meaning:
A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
stone; rock
Context example:
he threw a rock at me
Hypernyms ("rock" is a kind of...):
natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rock"):
petrifaction (a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form)
sill ((geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock)
stepping stone (a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing)
tor (a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill)
wall rock (a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault)
whin; whinstone (any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt))
xenolith ((geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded)
pebble (a small smooth rounded rock)
outcrop; outcropping; rock outcrop (the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land)
intrusion (rock produced by an intrusive process)
achondrite (a stony meteor lacking chondrules)
bedrock (solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil)
boulder; bowlder (a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin)
calculus; concretion (a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body)
chondrite (a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules)
clastic rock ((geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks)
crystal; crystallization (a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces)
Meaning:
Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
stone; rock
Context examples:
that mountain is solid rock / stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
Hypernyms ("rock" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Meronyms (substance of "rock"):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rock"):
dolomite (a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate)
emery rock; emery stone (a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones)
conglomerate; pudding stone (a composite rock made up of particles of varying size)
fieldstone (stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material)
greisen (a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica)
calc-tufa; tufa (a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime)
magma (molten rock in the earth's crust)
igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)
limestone (a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals)
marble (a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material)
claystone (fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles)
aphanite (fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye)
quartzite (hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals)
road metal (broken rock used for repairing or making roads)
sedimentary rock (rock formed from consolidated clay sediments)
sial (the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum)
sima (rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium)
metamorphic rock (rock altered by pressure and heat)
crushed rock; gravel (rock fragments and pebbles)
caliche (nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru)
shingling ((geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction)
pumice; pumice stone (a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive)
Meaning:
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Rock; Rock
Instance hypernyms:
gynaecologist; gynecologist; woman's doctor (a specialist in gynecology)
Meaning:
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context examples:
he was her rock during the crisis / Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church
Hypernyms ("rock" is a kind of...):
good person (a person who is good to other people)
Meaning:
Hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
rock candy; rock
Hypernyms ("rock" is a kind of...):
candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)
Meaning:
A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
rock-and-roll; rock'n'roll; rock music; rock and roll; rock 'n' roll; rock
Context example:
rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.
Hypernyms ("rock" is a kind of...):
popular music; popular music genre (any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time))
Meronyms (parts of "rock"):
backbeat (a loud steady beat)
Domain member category:
backbeat (a loud steady beat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rock"):
heavy metal (loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery)
art rock; progressive rock (a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing)
acid rock; psychedelic rock (a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience)
punk; punk rock (rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock)
Meaning:
Pitching dangerously to one side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
careen; sway; tilt; rock
Hypernyms ("rock" is a kind of...):
lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))
• ROCK (verb)
Meaning:
Move back and forth or sideways
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
rock; sway; shake
Context examples:
the ship was rocking / the tall building swayed / She rocked back and forth on her feet
Hypernyms (to "rock" is one way to...):
move back and forth (move in one direction and then into the opposite direction)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rock"):
roll (move, rock, or sway from side to side)
nutate (rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily)
swag (sway heavily or unsteadily)
totter (move without being stable, as if threatening to fall)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to move back and forth
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
rock; sway
Context examples:
rock the cradle / rock the baby / the wind swayed the trees gently
Hypernyms (to "rock" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
