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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rock

boulder cobblestone granule pebble rock stone

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, adjective

Definition for rocks (3 of 4)

rock 3
[ rok ]
/ rɒk /

noun

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 ]
John 1890-1984

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