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noun
  1. 1
    the hard solid substance that forms part of the Earth’s surface

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of rock*

    Layers and arrangements of stone or rock: aquifer, bed, bedrock, deposit, outcrop, rock, sediment, steppingstone, stone, stratum... more
    1. a.
      a large piece of stone lying on the ground

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of rock*

      Pieces of stone or rock: boulder, flint, gravel, meteorite, pebble, pinnacle, rock, scree, shingle, spar... more
    2. b.
      American a small stone

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of rock*

      Pieces of stone or rock: boulder, flint, gravel, meteorite, pebble, pinnacle, rock, scree, shingle, spar... more
    3. c.
      a large piece of stone that rises up from the ground or from under the ocean

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of rock*

      Pieces of stone or rock: boulder, flint, gravel, meteorite, pebble, pinnacle, rock, scree, shingle, spar... more
    4. d.

      rocks

       a group of rocks along the edge of the land or under the surface of the ocean

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of rock*

      Layers and arrangements of stone or rock: aquifer, bed, bedrock, deposit, outcrop, rock, sediment, steppingstone, stone, stratum... more
  2. 2

    rock

     or

    rock music

     rock music

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of rock*

    Types of music: acid house, acid jazz, ambient, background music, backing, backup, bebop, bhangra, bluegrass, blues... more
  3. 3
    informal a jewel, especially a diamond

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of rock*

    Stones used in jewellery: agate, amethyst, aquamarine, baguette, beryl, carbuncle, crystal, diamond, emerald, garnet... more

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