Meaning

A formation of minerals, specifically:.

Definitions by Sense

1. A formation of minerals, specifically:
2. A large hill or island having no vegetation.
3. (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
4. A lump or cube of ice.
5. (British, uncountable) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
6. (US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
7. (US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
8. (South Africa, slang, derogatory) An Afrikaner.

Example Sentences

The captain named it Pearl Rock after the rising sun illuminated the surface of the island.

1991, Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman, Soapdish, Paramount Pictures, Celeste Talbert: She is my rock, my right hand.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.

While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!

With my little stick of Blackpool rock/Along the promenade I stroll.

Most Kenyans blithely assumed that if the British high commissioner said something, it represented British policy, a thought-through position running from one end of government to the other, like the lettering in a stick of Brighton rock.

I ain't guilty, ‘cause even though I sell rocks / It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox

Word Forms

• rocks
• rocking
• rocked

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Use rock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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