Word Meaning

rock definition and meaning

n. See Roc.
n. A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
n. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
n. Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
n. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
n. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
n. The striped bass. See under Bass.
v. t. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
v. t. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
v. i. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
v. i. To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.

Crossword clues for rock

- Boulder
- Boulder made of granite or cork, perhaps
- Hard confectionery
- Large rugged mass of stone
- Large stone
- Move cradle around the clock?
- Move to and fro
- Sway
- Sway to and fro
- Type of music