- rock
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 hard, stony part of the earthADJECTIVE▪ hard, solid▪
Solid rock is broken down by weathering.
▪ soft▪ jagged, rough, sharp▪ smooth▪ flat▪ slippery▪The rocks were slippery as I tried to climb them.
▪ weathered▪ bare, barren, exposed▪Ahead the vegetation broke into bare rock.
▪ sheer, steep▪The river runs between walls of sheer rock.
▪ overhanging▪ liquid, molten▪ crushed▪ loose▪an avalanche of loose rock
▪ falling▪Signs warn of the perils of falling rock.
▪ igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, volcanic▪ permeable (esp. BrE), porous… OF ROCK▪ chunk, lump, piece, slabVERB + ROCK▪ form▪ climb, skip (AmE), skip over▪Lars taught me to skip rocks.
ROCK + VERB▪ form▪rocks that formed beneath the sea
▪ jut out▪A great rock jutted out into the water.
ROCK + NOUN▪ type▪ formation, structure▪ layer, strata▪ cliff, ledge, outcrop, outcropping (AmE)▪ face, surface, wall▪ crevice▪ debris, dust, fragment, sample, specimen▪ fall, slide▪The path had been blocked by a rock fall.
▪ crystal, salt▪ climber, climbing▪ pool (esp. BrE) (usually tide pool in AmE)▪Children were looking for crabs in the rock pools.
▪ quarry▪ pile▪ art, carvings, painting▪ gardenPHRASES▪ as hard as a rock (esp. AmE), as hard as rock (esp. BrE)▪ a layer of rock, an outcrop of rock▪The castle is perched on a massive outcrop of rock.
▪ sleep like a rock (AmE)▪You slept like a rock last night.
2 (AmE) small stone; stone that can be thrownADJECTIVE▪ large, small▪ heavy… OF ROCKS▪ mound, pileVERB + ROCK▪ pick up▪ pelt sb with, throw▪Protesters pelted the soldiers with rocks.
▪They used to throw rocks at neighborhood dogs.
3 musicADJECTIVE▪ live▪ acid, alternative, arena (esp. AmE), blues, classic, country, folk, garage, glam, hard, heavy, indie, mainstream, modern, pop, progressive, psychedelic, punk, soft▪ 60s, 80s, etc.ROCK + NOUN▪ anthem, ballad, number, riff, song, tune▪ lyrics, music▪ album, CD, record, video▪ act, band, group, outfit▪ concert, festival, gig (esp. BrE)▪ musical, opera, show, soundtrack▪ club, venue▪ scene▪one of the biggest bands on the rock scene
▪ artist, drummer, guitarist, musician, singer▪ guitar▪ hero, icon, idol, legend, star▪ stardom▪ critic▪influential rock critics
▪ fan▪ chick▪She was a rock chick through and through.
▪ culture, history▪ radio, station▪Ryan changed the radio to a rock station.
PHRASES▪ rock and roll▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the king of rock and roll
verbADVERB▪ violently▪The boat rocked violently in the huge waves.
▪ gently, slightly▪She gently rocked the baby in her arms.
▪The boat rocked slightly.
▪ slowly▪ back and forth, backwards and forwards, from side to side, to and fro▪{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}He rocked back and forth in his chair.
adv.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
