rock
English
/ɹɒk/, /ɹɑk/
noun
Definitions
- A formation of minerals, specifically:
- A large hill or island having no vegetation.
- (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
- A lump or cube of ice.
- (British) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
- (US) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
- (US) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
- (South Africa) An Afrikaner.
- (US) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
- Any of several fish:
- (US) A basketball.
- (rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- (informal) A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
- (CB radio) A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rocke (a distaff) inherited from Old English *rocc (rock) derived from roc derived from Latin rocca, *rocca.
Origin
Latin
*rocca
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Britrock English
- J-rock English
- Kraut English
- Rocksprings English
- Rockville English
- Rockwall English
- Sheetrock English
- a English
- antirock English
- antirocker English
- badger English
- band English
- bed English
- bedrock English
- bound English
- bun English
- burst English
- cap English
- caprock English
- cress English
- crusher English
- dad English
- dadrock English
- death English
- deathrock English
- fall English
- fill English
- fish English
- foil English
- fowl English
- grit English
- gritrock English
- gyrorocker English
- head English
- headed English
- hole English
- hopper English
- hounding English
- jumper English
- krautrock English
- land English
- live English
- liverock English
- mass English
- meal English
- melon English
- moon English
- moonrock English
- mud English
- mudrock English
- nonrocky English
- outrock English
- over English
- pile English
- pool English
- post-rock English
- postrock English
- prerock English
- r0x0r English
- rack English
- rackarock English
- rend English
- rendrock English
- rerock English
- rim English
- rimrock English
- roche English
- rock badger English
- rock hound English
- rock star English
- rock-jumper English
- rock-like English
- rockability English
- rockable English
- rockadelic English
- rockathon English
- rockband English
- rockbound English
- rockbun English
- rockburst English
- rockcress English
- rockcrusher English
- rocker English
- rockered English
- rockerish English
- rockery English
- rockesque English
- rockest English
- rocketh English
- rockfall English
- rockfest English
- rockfill English
- rockfish English
- rockfoil English
- rockfowl English
- rockhead English
- rockheaded English
- rockhole English
- rockhopper English
- rockhounding English
- rockify English
- rockily English
- rockiness English
- rocking English
- rockingly English
- rockish English
- rockism English
- rockist English
- rockland English
- rockless English
- rocklessness English
- rocklike English
- rockling English
- rockman English
- rockmass English
- rockmeal English
- rockmelon English
- rockness English
- rockover English
- rockpile English
- rockpool English
- rockpooling English
- rockproof English
- rockrose English
- rockscape English
- rockslide English
- rocksnail English
- rockspider English
- rocksploitation English
- rockstar English
- rockstardom English
- rocksteady English
- rockstop English
- rocksucker English
- rocktastic English
- rockweed English
- rockwood English
- rockwool English
- rockwork English
- rockwren English
- rocky English
- rose English
- sheet English
- sheetrock English
- slick English
- slickrock English
- slide English
- snail English
- soap English
- soaprock English
- spider English
- springs English
- star English
- stardom English
- steady English
- stop English
- sucker English
- technorock English
- wall English
- weed English
- wood English
- woodrock English
- wool English
- work English
- wren English
- rokki Finnish
- rokkibändi Finnish
- rokkimusiikki Finnish
- rokkivideo Finnish
- rokkiyhtye Finnish
- *rocca Latin
- rocca Latin
- abrücken German
- anrücken German
- ausrücken German
- berücken German
- einrücken German
- entrücken German
- hinrücken German
- rücken German
- vorrücken German
- zusammenrücken German
- rock Hungarian
- rockegyüttes Hungarian
- rocca Italian
- rock Italian
- punkrock Dutch, Flemish
- rock Dutch, Flemish
- rockband Dutch, Flemish
- rocker Dutch, Flemish
- enrochement French
- roche French
- rocheux French
- rock French
- rocker French
- rockeur French
- рокер Russian
- chiroquero Spanish, Castilian
- derrocar Spanish, Castilian
- roca Spanish, Castilian
- rocalla Spanish, Castilian
- rock Spanish, Castilian
- rockear Spanish, Castilian
- rocker Spanish, Castilian
- rockero Spanish, Castilian
- rocoso Spanish, Castilian
- roquear Spanish, Castilian
- roquero Spanish, Castilian
- saltarrocas Spanish, Castilian
- anti-rock Portuguese
- rocha Portuguese
- rochedo Portuguese
- rock Portuguese
- ロック Japanese
- rock Polish
- rockowy Polish
- *rocc Old English
- stanrocc Old English
- roche Middle English
- rocke Middle English
- rokker Middle English
- *rokka Old Norse
- rokke Danish
- urokkelig Danish
- rock Czech
- rockový Czech
- roche Old French
- rock Catalan, Valencian
- ร็อก Thai
- raker Cebuano
- dassie Afrikaans
- rocque Norman
- rotcheux Norman
- rücken Middle High German
- roc xno
- ros Mauritian Creole
- ros Seychellois Creole
- roque, roc, roke ONF.
- a
- dad
- bed
- bun
- cap
- rim
- mud
- fowl
- mass
- fall
- rack
- meal
- wall
- wood
- stop
- over
- wren
- moon
- head
- rose
- live
- fish
- land
- pile
- pool
- wool
- star
- rend
- band
- work
- weed
- grit
- foil
- fill
- soap
- hole
- rocky
- slick
- bound
- burst
- roche
- melon
- cress
- snail
- r0x0r
- slide
- sheet
- Kraut
- death
- badger
- headed
- rocker
- J-rock
- rerock
- steady
- sucker
- spider
- jumper
- hopper
- rockism
- rockify
- rockish
- rockest
- rimrock
- mudrock
- rocking
- stardom
- rockery
- crusher
- caprock
- rockily
- rockbun
- dadrock
- rockman
- rocketh
- springs
- prerock
- outrock
- rockist
- bedrock
- rockfish
- rockrose
- rockfest
- rocklike
- rockfall
- rockfoil
- rockband
- postrock
- rockland
- Britrock
- rockwood
- woodrock
- rockstop
- rockpile
- rockpool
- rockless
- rockwren
- rockmeal
- moonrock
- rockstar
- gritrock
- rendrock
- rockmass
- rockling
- rockhole
- rockered
- rockwool
- rockness
- rockhead
- Rockwall
- liverock
- rockfill
- rockable
- rockfowl
- rockweed
- rockwork
- rockover
- nonrocky
- soaprock
- hounding
- antirock
- rockslide
- slickrock
- post-rock
- rackarock
- rock star
- Rockville
- rockingly
- rockathon
- sheetrock
- rock-like
- rockcress
- rockiness
- rockbound
- rockmelon
- rockproof
- rockerish
- Sheetrock
- rockesque
- deathrock
- rocksnail
- rockburst
- krautrock
- rockscape
- rockhopper
- gyrorocker
- technorock
- rockadelic
- rockspider
- rocksteady
- rocksucker
- antirocker
- rock hound
- rockheaded
- rocktastic
- rockcrusher
- rockpooling
- rock badger
- rockability
- rockstardom
- rock-jumper
- Rocksprings
- rockhounding
- rocklessness
- rocksploitation