rock

Definition (noun): a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

Example: he threw a rock at me

Definition (noun): material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth’s crust

Example: that mountain is solid rock

Definition (noun): material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth’s crust

Example: stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries

Definition (noun): United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)

Definition (noun): (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable

Example: he was her rock during the crisis

Definition (noun): (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable

Example: Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church

Definition (noun): hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

Definition (noun): a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

Example: rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock’n’roll.

Definition (noun): pitching dangerously to one side

Definition (verb): move back and forth or sideways

Example: the ship was rocking

Definition (verb): move back and forth or sideways

Example: the tall building swayed

Definition (verb): move back and forth or sideways

Example: She rocked back and forth on her feet

Definition (verb): cause to move back and forth

Example: rock the cradle

Definition (verb): cause to move back and forth

Example: rock the baby

Definition (verb): cause to move back and forth

Example: the wind swayed the trees gently