rock 1 (r k)n. Idioms: 1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone. 2. a. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material. b. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak. 3. A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth's crust. 4. One that is similar to or suggestive of a mass of stone in stability, firmness, or dependability: The family has been his rock during this difficult time. 5. rocks Slang Money. 6. Slang A large gem, especially a diamond. 7. Slang Crack cocaine. 8. a. A varicolored stick candy. b. Rock candy. between a rock and a hard place Confronted with equally unpleasant alternatives and few or no opportunities to evade or circumvent them. on the rocks 1. In a state of difficulty, destruction, or ruin: Their marriage is on the rocks. 2. Without money; bankrupt: Our accountant says the business is on the rocks. 3. Served over ice cubes: Scotch on the rocks. [Middle English, from Old North French roque, from Vulgar Latin *rocca.] |
| rock 2 (rk) v. rocked, rock·ing, rocks v.intr. 1. To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically. 2. To sway violently, as from a blow or shock. See Synonyms at swing. 3. To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. Used of ores. 4. Music To play or dance to rock 'n' roll. v.tr. 1. To move back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep. 2. To cause to shake or sway violently. See Synonyms at agitate. 3. To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset: News of the scandal rocked the town. 4. To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker. 5. In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette. n. Idiom: 1. a. A rocking motion. b. The act of rocking. 2. Music Rock 'n' roll. rock the boat Slang To disturb the balance or routine of a situation: He has an easygoing managerial style and won't rock the boat unless absolutely necessary. [Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian.] rock  ing·ly adv. |
rock 1
Noun
1. Geol the mass of mineral matter that makes up part of the earth's crust; stone
2. a large rugged mass of stone
3. Chiefly US, Canad, & Austral a stone
4. a hard peppermint-flavoured sweet, usually in the shape of a long stick
5. a person or thing on which one can always depend: your loyalty is a rock
6. Slang a precious jewel
7. on the rocks
a. (of a marriage) about to end
b. (of an alcoholic drink) served with ice [Old French roche]
rock 2
Verb
1. to move from side to side or backwards and forwards
2. to shake or move (something) violently
3. to feel or cause to feel shock: key events have rocked both countries
4. to dance to or play rock music
5. Slang to be very good
Noun
1. Also called: (rock music) a style of pop music with a heavy beat
2. a rocking motion
Adjective
of or relating to rock music [Old English roccian]
| rock (rk) 1. A relatively hard, naturally occurring mineral material. Rock can consist of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted or held together by a cementlike mineral matrix. The three main types of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. 2. A piece of such material; a stone. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rock - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man achondrite - a stony meteor lacking chondrules bedrock - solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil calculus, concretion - a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" chondrite - a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules clastic rock - (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks crystallization, crystal - a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces intrusion - rock produced by an intrusive process outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop - the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land pebble - a small smooth rounded 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 whinstone, whin - 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 |
| 2. | rock - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition 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 aphanite - fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye claystone - fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles 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 matrix - (geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded | |
| 3. | Rock - United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) | |
| 4. | rock - (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew good person - a person who is good to other people | |
| 5. | rock - hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) | |
| 6. |  rock - 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."popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) heavy metal music, 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 rock, punk - rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock backbeat - a loud steady beat backbeat - a loud steady beat | |
| 7. |  rock - pitching dangerously to one side | |
| Verb | 1. | rock - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" roll - move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" rock, sway - cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" nutate - rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily swag - sway heavily or unsteadily move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction totter - move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table" |
| 2. | rock - cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" |
rock 1
rock 2
Translations
rock [rɔk] n (gen) → roca (= boulder); peña, peñasco;
(BRIT) (sweet) → pirulí m
their marriage is on the rocks → su matrimonio se está yendo a pique;
rock [rɔk] n (= substance) → roche f, roc m (= boulder); rocher m, roche;
(US) (= small stone); caillou m;
rock [rɔk] n (substance) → Stein m;
(boulder) → Felsen m;
(US) (small stone) → Stein m;
(Brit) (sweet) → Zuckerstange f;
(shake) (also fig) → erschüttern
vi (object) → schwanken;
(person) → schaukeln;
(ship) → (auf Felsen) aufgelaufen;
(marriage etc) → gescheitert;
rock [rɔk] n (substance) → roccia (= boulder); masso; roccia;
(in sea) → scoglio;
vi → dondolarsi; oscillare;
n rock [rok]
1 (a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock. rots صَخْر скала skála klippe; sten der Felsen πέτρα, βράχος roca kari, kalju صخره؛ سنگ kallio, kari roc(her) סֶלַע चट्टान stijena, hrid szikla cadas klettur, bjarg roccia 岩 바위, 암석, 암반 uola klints permukaan keras rots stein(masse), klippe, skjær, fjell skała rocha stâncă; piatră скала skala skala stena klippa, hälleberg โขดหิน kaya 岩石 скеля زمین کا پتھریلا حصہ đá 岩石
2 a large stone The climber was killed by a falling rock. klip صَخْرَه، حَجَر كَبير камък balvan klippestykke der Felsen κοτρόνα roca; peñasco kivikamakas صخره kivi roche סֶלַע पत्थर, कंकड़ stijena kő(darab) batu besar steinn, grjót roccia, pietra 岩石 돌 riedulys, uolienos nuolauža klintsgabals; akmens batu rotsblok stein głaz pedregulho bolovan камень balvan skala stena klippblock, sten ก้อนหิน kaya parçası 石塊 камінь; валун چٹان đá tảng 石块
3 a type of hard sweet made in sticks a stick of Edinburgh rock. stokkiesukade حَلْوى مع إسْم المَدينَه карамел cukrová tyčinka pebermyntestang Rocks(pl.) σκληρή καραμέλα pirulí pulgakomm آب نبات karamellitanko sucre d'orge מִין מַמתָק קָשֶה मिठाई štapić árpacukor gula-gula brjóstsykursstöng (zucchero filato bastoncino di) 棒あめ (딱딱한 막대 모양의) 사탕 과자 kietas saldainis karamele; stiklene sejenis gula zuurstok peppermyntestang rodzaj cukierka rebuçado acadea рокк cukrová tyčinka vrsta bonbona trvda bombona polkagris ลูกกวาดที่เป็นแท่งแข็งมีหลากสี çubuklu akide şekeri 一塊硬糖 льодяникова карамель ایک سخت قسم کی مٹھاءی thanh kẹo cứng 一块硬糖
n rockery
a heap of rocks in a garden with earth between them in which small plants are grown. rotstuin صُخور تَنْمو بَينها النَّباتات алпинеум skalka stenhøj der Steingarten βραχόκηπος jardín de rocalla kiviktaimla ف سنگ باغ خاک و سنگ kivikkoistutus rocaille מִסלַעָה शैलोद्यान alpski vrt, kamenjar sziklakert batu-batuan steinbeð (giardino roccioso) 岩石庭園 암석 정원(바위를 석가산(石假山)식으로 쌓은 정원으로서 고산 식물 등을 심음) alpinariumas akmensdārzs mempunyai batu rotstuin steinbed ogródek skalny canteiro ornamental grădină alpină альпийская горка skalka skalnjak alpski vrt stenparti กองหินในสวนที่มีดินตรงกลางเพื่อให้ปลูกพืช kayalık bahçe 假山 альпійська гірка مصنوعی چٹان hòn non bộ 假山
adj rocky
a rocky coastline. rotsagtig صَخْري скалист skalnatý stenet; klippefuld felsig βραχώδης rocoso kivine پر صخره؛ سنگی kivikkoinen rocheux סַלעִי शैलमय, पटद्यटानी, कठोर, दोलायमान kamenit, kršovit sziklás berbatu-batu klettóttur roccioso 岩の多い 바위로 된, 바위투성이의 uolėtas akmeņains; klinšains berbatu rotsachtig klipperik, fjell- skalisty rochoso stâncos скалистый skalnatý skalnat stenovit klippig เต็มไปด้วยหิน kayalık 多岩石的 скелястий, кам'янистий پتھریلا lởm chởm đá 多岩石的
n rockiness
onbestendig هَزْهَزَه، تَمايُل нестабилност vratkost vakkelvornhed; usikkerhed die Wackeligkeit αστάθεια, ταλάντευση inestabilidad kõikuvus تکان kiikkeryys caractère branlant סַלעִיוּת अस्थिरता, दोलायमानता krševitost sziklásság, sziklaszirárdság kegoyahan sem er valtur/óstöðugur l'essere roccioso 不安定 흔들흔들함; 불안정함 netvirtumas ļodzīgums; nedrošība ketidakstabilan wankelheid ustøhet chwiejność natureza rochosa instabilitate неустойчивость vratkosť majavost koji ima svojstvo ljuljanja ostadighet, vinglighet ที่ที่เต็มไปด้วยหิน sağlam olmama 搖動 нестійкість استحکام sự không an toàn 摇动
n / adj rock-ˈbottom
(at) the lowest level possible Prices have reached rock-bottom; rock-bottom prices. so laag as moontlik السِّعْر الأدْنى дъно nejnižší bod; dno; nejnižší allerlaveste punkt; bund- allerniedrigst πάτος (μτφ.) bajísimo, al nivel más bajo miinimum, madalseis, madal(aim) کمترین؛ نازل pohja (au) le plus niveau bas נָמוּך בְּיוֹתֵר निम्नतम najniža cijena legalsó; legutolsó tingkat terendah lægsta stig, algert lágmark minimo; stracciato どん底(の) 맨 밑바닥(의), 최저(의) žemiausias (lygis) viszemākā robeža; viszemākais paras terendah dieptepunt lavpunkt, aller laveste nivå samo dno, najniższy z możliwych baixíssimo cel mai scăzut (nivel) posibil самый низкий (уровень) najnižší bod; najnižší najnižja točka samo dno absoluta botten ระดับต่ำสุด dip, taban 最低點 нижня межа; дуже низький بہت نیچے کا thấp nhất 最低点
n rock-garden
a rockery. rotstuin صُخور تَنْمو بينَها النَّباتات алпинеум skalka stenhave der Steingarten βραχόκηπος jardín de rocalla kiviktaimla سنگ باغ kivikkoistutus (jardin de) rocaille גַן סְלָעִים शैलोद्यान alpski vrt, kamenjar sziklakert taman batu steinbeð giardino roccioso 岩石庭園 암석 정원 alpinariumas akmensdārzs taman batu rotstuin steinbed, fjellhage ogródek skalny jardim ornamental сад камней skalka skalnjak alpski vrt stenparti กองหินในสวนที่มีดินตรงกลางเพื่อให้ปลูกพืช kayalık bahçe 有假山的花圈 альпійська гірка چٹانی علاقے یا پتھریلی زمین پر اگا ہوا باغ vườn có hòn non bộ 有假山的花圈
n rock-plant
any plant which grows among rocks eg on mountains, often also grown in rockeries. rotsplant نَبات يَنمو بين صُخور الحَديقَه скално цвете skalnička klippeplante das Felsengewächs φυτό των βράχων planta rupestre kaljutaim, mägitaim گیاهی که در میان سنگ رشد می کند kivikkokasvi plante de rochers/de rocaille צֶמַח סְלָעִים शैल वृक्ष kamenjarke sziklanövény tumbuhan batu planta sem vex til fjalla/í grÿttum jarðvegi pianta rupestre 岩生植物 암생 식물 kalnų augalas kalnu augs; akmensdārza augs tanaman celah batu rotsplant fjellplante, steinbedplante roślina skalna planta rupestre plantă rupestră/care creşte pe stânci альпийское растение skalnička skalna rastlina biljke koje rastu na stenama stenpartiväxt พืชที่เจริญเติบโตได้ในที่ที่เป็นหิน dağ çiçeği/bitkisi 岩生植物 гірська рослина چٹانوں کے درمیان اگنے والا پودا cây mọc trên đá 岩生植物
on the rocks
in a state of ruin or of great financial difficulty Their marriage is on the rocks; The firm is on the rocks. besig om te verbrokkel/onder te gaan في حالَة إنهيار أو صُعوبات ماديَّه в криза v troskách; na mizině i vanskeligheder kaputt,pleite σε κακό χάλι arruinado, sin un duro karile jooksnud در معرض نابودی؛ ورشستگی karilla en déconfiture לְלא פְּרוּטָה पैसे की परेशानी में, अधिक बर्फ के साथ u škripcu, u novčanim neprilikama zátonyra futott hancur í molum; gjaldþrota pericolante 破滅して 파탄에 빠져; 재정난에 처해 sunkioje padėtyje apdraudēts; ‘uz sēkļa', naudas grūtībās masalah kewangan aan de grond på grunn, i stykker w tarapatach arruinado pe butuci в тяжёлом положении v troskách; na mizine v škripcih biti u nevolji [] i kras, konkursmässig อยู่ภาวะล่มจม mahvolmuş; sarsıntıda 毀壞 в скруті تباہی و بربادی کی حالت میں nghiêm trọng; không một đồng xu 毁坏
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|