āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°
a solid material forming part of the earth's surface, often made of one or more minerals
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The climber carefully ascended the large rock.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻšā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
a hard, brightly colored stick candy, often peppermint-flavored
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The peppermint rock was striped with red and white.
03
material composed of aggregates of minerals forming the Earth's crust
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Sedimentary rocks are layered over time.
04
a swaying movement, especially side-to-side motion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He lost his balance due to the rock of the platform.
05
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨
a person who provides unwavering support, strength, and stability
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was a rock for the entire family after the loss, keeping everyone grounded and strong.
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°, āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž
crack cocaine in solid, smokable form
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Some people smoke rock to get a quick, intense high.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻļāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
to rock
01
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to gently move from one side to another
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cradle rocked back and forth, lulling the baby to sleep.
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§-āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to cause someone or something to move gently from one side to another
Transitive: to rock sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The caretaker rocked the cradle to help the infant fall into a peaceful slumber.
āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to shock or surprise someone in a strong way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His sudden departure rocked the company.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to wear or carry something confidently, often clothing or accessories
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He 's rocking a new pair of sneakers today.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻĒāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
rockery
rocklike
rocky
rock
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
