rock

/ɹˈɑk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
   “he threw a rock at me”
2. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
   “that mountain is solid rock”
3. United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
4. (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable--Gospel According to Matthew
   “he was her rock during the crisis”
5. hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
6. 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.”
7. pitching dangerously to one side

verb

1. move back and forth or sideways
   “the ship was rocking”
2. cause to move back and forth
   “rock the cradle”

Synonyms for rock

• stone
• John Rock
• rock candy
• rock 'n' roll
• rock'n'roll
• rock-and-roll
• rock and roll
• rock music
• careen
• sway
• tilt
• shake

Words that rhyme with rock

• block
• stock
• shock
• lock
• dock
• knock
• cock
• flock
• chalk
• crock
• interlock
• chock
• frock
• hemlock
• hock
• mock
• bach
• manioc
• shamrock
• sock
• unlock
• antiknock
• bedrock
• catwalk
• caulk
• clock
• doc
• flintlock
• hollyhock
• jock