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ROCK Synonyms

There are 41 synonyms of the word rock. (exact relations)
There are 32 hypernyms of the word rock. (close relations)
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stone
nounn
noun

• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

• United States architect (1902-1978)

• building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose

• United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)

• United States filmmaker (born in 1946)

• material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

• United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)

• a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

• United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)

• an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds

• the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

• a lack of feeling or expression or movement

adjective satellite

• of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

verb

• kill by throwing stones at

• remove the pits from

boulder
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town

• a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

cliff
nounn
noun

• a steep high face of rock

pebble
nounn
noun

• a small smooth rounded rock

cobble
verbv
noun

• rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

verb

• pave with cobblestones

• repair or mend

crag
nounn
noun

• a steep rugged rock or cliff

craggy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having hills and crags

ledge
nounn
noun

• a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

mound
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

• a small natural hill

• a collection of objects laid on top of each other

• structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones

• the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit

verb

• form into a rounded elevation

rocky
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

adjective satellite

• abounding in rocks or stones

• liable to rock

• full of hardship or trials

scree
nounn
noun

• a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff

slab
nounn
noun

• block consisting of a thick piece of something

stony
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• abounding in rocks or stones

• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

• hard as granite

sway
verbv
noun

• controlling influence

• pitching dangerously to one side

verb

• move back and forth or sideways

• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• win approval or support for

• cause to move back and forth

candy
nounn
noun

• a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

verb

• coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

afrikaner
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language

noun

• a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

agitate
verbv
verb

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

bedrock
nounn
noun

• solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil

• principles from which other truths can be derived

careen
verbv
noun

• pitching dangerously to one side

verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

diamond
nounn
noun

• a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

• a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

• a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it

• the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

• the baseball playing field

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