rock
1
[ rok ]
/ rɒk /
noun
Idioms for rock
Origin of rock
1
1300–50; 1905–10
for def 10; Middle English
rokk(e) < Old French
ro(c)que, roche (cf.
roche alum); compare Spanish, Provençal
roca, Italian
rocca, Medieval Latin
rocha, rocca (> late Old English
-rocc in
stānrocc “stone-rock”)
OTHER WORDS FROM rock
rock·less, adjective rock·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rock
boulder cobblestone granule pebble rock stoneWords nearby rock
Definition for rocks (2 of 4)
Origin of rock
2
before 1100; Middle English
rocken, Old English
roccian; cognate with Middle Dutch
rocken; akin to German
rücken; Old Norse
rykkja to jerk
synonym study for rock
1. See
swing1.
OTHER WORDS FROM rock
rock·a·ble, adjective rock·ing·ly, adverb un·rocked, adjectiveDefinition for rocks (3 of 4)
Origin of rock
3
First recorded in 1690–1700; short for
rockfish
Definition for rocks (4 of 4)
Rock
or Rock·y
[ rok or rok-ee ]
/ rɒk or ˈrɒk i /
noun
a male given name.
Example sentences from the Web for rocks
British Dictionary definitions for rocks (1 of 3)
rock
1
/ (rɒk) /
noun
Word Origin for rock
C14: from Old French
roche, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for rocks (2 of 3)
rock
2
/ (rɒk) /
verb
noun
See also
rock up
Word Origin for rock
Old English
roccian; related to Middle Dutch, Old High German
rocken, German
rücken
British Dictionary definitions for rocks (3 of 3)
Rock
/ (rɒk) /
noun the Rock
an informal name for Gibraltar
a Canadian informal name for Newfoundland
Medical definitions for rocks
Rock
[ rŏk ]
American gynecologist and obstetrician who helped develop the first effective oral contraceptive in 1954.
Scientific definitions for rocks
rock
[ rŏk ]
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.
A piece of such material; a stone.
Idioms and Phrases with rocks
rock