ROCKS Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word rocks. (close relations)
Definition of ROCKS
rock
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gravel | nounn | |||||||
noun • rock fragments and pebbles verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • cover with gravel • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
boulders | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
cobblestones | nounn | |||||||
noun • rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads verb • pave with cobblestones | ||||||||
gems | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • art highly prized for its beauty or perfection • a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry • a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry • a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan • a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry | ||||||||
minerals | nounn | |||||||
adjective • relating to minerals noun • solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition adjective satellite • composed of matter other than plant or animal | ||||||||
pebbles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small smooth rounded rock | ||||||||
stones | 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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
cliff | nounn | |||||||
noun • a steep high face of rock | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
distaff | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sphere of work by women • the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning adjective satellite • characteristic of or peculiar to a woman | ||||||||
flourish | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a showy gesture • an ornamental embellishment in writing • a display of ornamental speech or language • the act of waving • (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments verb • grow vigorously • make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance • move or swing back and forth | ||||||||
foundation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the basis on which something is grounded • an institution supported by an endowment • lowest support of a structure • education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||||||||