rock
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,068 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,119 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter also: stone he threw a rock at me
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust also: stone that mountain is solid rockstone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
- United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) also: John Rock
- (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable he was her rock during the crisisThou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church
- hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) also: rock candy
- a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western also: rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock music rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.
verb
- move back and forth or sideways also: sway, shake the ship was rockingthe tall building swayed
rock in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Night came, and the Prince took shelter behind a great rock.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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And as for water; who can find that on the top of a limestone rock?
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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But the third and merry one jumped up and went into the wood till he found the rock hut.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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On the side of this rock, was a little hollow place, resembling the entrance or door of a cave.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1