rock

Meanings

• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  • "he threw a rock at me"
• material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
  • "that mountain is solid rock"
• United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
• (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; ; --Gospel According to Matthew
  • "he was her rock during the crisis"
  • "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"
• hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
• 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."
• pitching dangerously to one side
• move back and forth or sideways
  • "the ship was rocking"
  • "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
• cause to move back and forth
  • "rock the cradle"
  • "rock the baby"

Synonyms

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