rock
English Thesaurus
1. pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act)
hypernym | : | lurch, pitch, pitching, |
definition | : | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) (noun.act) |
2. a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | heavy metal, heavy metal music, |
definition | : | loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | art rock, progressive rock, |
definition | : | a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | acid rock, psychedelic rock, |
definition | : | a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | punk, punk rock, |
definition | : | rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | backbeat, |
definition | : | a loud steady beat (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | backbeat, |
definition | : | a loud steady beat (noun.communication) |
3. hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) (noun.food)
hypernym | : | candy, confect, |
definition | : | a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts (noun.food) |
4. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object)
hypernym | : | natural object, |
definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | achondrite, |
definition | : | a stony meteor lacking chondrules (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | bedrock, |
definition | : | solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | boulder, bowlder, |
definition | : | a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | calculus, concretion, |
definition | : | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | chondrite, |
definition | : | a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | clastic rock, |
definition | : | (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | crystal, crystallization, |
definition | : | a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | intrusion, |
definition | : | rock produced by an intrusive process (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop, |
definition | : | the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | pebble, |
definition | : | a small smooth rounded rock (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | petrifaction, |
definition | : | a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | sill, |
definition | : | (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | stepping stone, |
definition | : | a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | tor, |
definition | : | a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | wall rock, |
definition | : | a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | whin, whinstone, |
definition | : | any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | xenolith, |
definition | : | (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded (noun.object) |
5. (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable (noun.person)
hypernym | : | good person, |
definition | : | a person who is good to other people (noun.person) |
6. United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) (noun.person)
7. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | quartzite, |
definition | : | hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | road metal, |
definition | : | broken rock used for repairing or making roads (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sedimentary rock, |
definition | : | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sial, |
definition | : | the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sima, |
definition | : | rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | metamorphic rock, |
definition | : | rock altered by pressure and heat (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | caliche, |
definition | : | nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | shingling, |
definition | : | (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | pumice, pumice stone, |
definition | : | a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | aphanite, |
definition | : | fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | claystone, |
definition | : | fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | dolomite, |
definition | : | a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | emery rock, emery stone, |
definition | : | a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | fieldstone, |
definition | : | stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | greisen, |
definition | : | a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | calc-tufa, tufa, |
definition | : | a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | magma, |
definition | : | molten rock in the earth's crust (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | igneous rock, |
definition | : | rock formed by the solidification of molten magma (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | limestone, |
definition | : | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | marble, |
definition | : | a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | matrix, |
definition | : | (geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded (noun.substance) |
substance holonym | : | mineral, |
definition | : | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance) |
8. move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | move back and forth, |
definition | : | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | roll, |
definition | : | move, rock, or sway from side to side (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | nutate, |
definition | : | rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | swag, |
definition | : | sway heavily or unsteadily (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | totter, |
definition | : | move without being stable, as if threatening to fall (verb.motion) |
verb group | : | rock, sway, |
definition | : | cause to move back and forth (verb.motion) |
9. cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | displace, move, |
definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
verb group | : | rock, shake, sway, |
definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
10. pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act)
derivation | : | rock, shake, sway, |
definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | rock, sway, |
definition | : | cause to move back and forth (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | sway, swing, |
definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, |
definition | : | to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion) |
11. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
12. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
13. move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion)
derivation | : | shake, wag, waggle, |
definition | : | causing to move repeatedly from side to side (noun.act) |
derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
derivation | : | sway, |
definition | : | controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
14. cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)
derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
derivation | : | rocker, |
definition | : | a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | rocker, |
definition | : | an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle (noun.person) |
15. pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act)
derivation | : | rock, shake, sway, |
definition | : | move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | rock, sway, |
definition | : | cause to move back and forth (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | sway, swing, |
definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
derivation | : | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, |
definition | : | to incline or bend from a vertical position (verb.motion) |
16. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
17. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
18. move back and forth or sideways (verb.motion)
derivation | : | shake, wag, waggle, |
definition | : | causing to move repeatedly from side to side (noun.act) |
derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
derivation | : | sway, |
definition | : | controlling influence (noun.attribute) |
19. cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)
derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
derivation | : | rocker, |
definition | : | a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | rocker, |
definition | : | an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle (noun.person) |
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