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'rock' - used as a noun
Synonyms for 'rock'
1. United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
2. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
he threw a rock at me
3. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
that mountain is solid rock
4. (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
he was her rock during the crisis
Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church
5. hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
6. 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.
7. pitching dangerously to one side

'rock' - used as a verb
8. move back and forth or sideways
the ship was rocking
She rocked back and forth on her feet
9. cause to move back and forth
rock the cradle
rock the baby

derived forms
1. Rock / Plural
rocks
2. Rock / Past
rocked
3. Rock / Third Person
rocks
4. Rock / Present Participle
rocking
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When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it - a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand - as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art. - Click here to find out.
Fact of the day
A rocket-like device can be traced back to Ancient Greece when a flying steam-powered pigeon was built out of wood.