Definition von rock- im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Any naturally formed aggregate or mass of mineral forming an essential part of the earth's crust; stone
- Curling Stone
- Perhaps the most popular form of 20th-century music, a combination of African-American rhythms, urban blues, folk and country music of the rural South It has developed since the early 1950s into hundreds of subgenres, each with its own audience, record labels and radio formats
- An aggregate of one or more minerals, or a body of undifferentiated mineral matter or solid organic material
- A hard, solid mass composed of one or more minerals or other compounds
- hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
- a solid mixtures of minerals and chemicals, the hard part of the earths crust
- A quack; so called from one Rock, who was the Holloway of Queen Anne's reign Oh, when his nerves had once received a shock, Sir Isaac Newton might have gone to Rock Crabbe: Borough The Ladies' Rock A crag in Scotland under the castle rock of Stirling, where ladies used to witness tournaments In the castle hill is a hollow called The Valley about a square acre in extent, used for justings and tournaments On the south side of the valley is a small rocky pyramidical mount, called The Ladies' Hill or Rock, where the ladies sat to witness the spectacle - Nimmo: History of Stirlingshire, p 282 People of the Rock The inhabitants of Hejaz or Arabia Petraea Captain Rock A fictitious name assumed by the leader of the Irish insurgents in 1822
- Type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies, often with a blues element Based on the pentatonic scales in progressions
- (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"--Gospel According to Matthew
- pitching dangerously to one side
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
- United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
- An exclamation to let climbers and other folks below you know that an object is hurtling through space in their general direction Though it most often is, this object need not necessarily be a rock - it could be a dropped piece of protection, a loose water bottle, your mother-in-law, etc - the point being to alert those below to imminent danger
- An combination of one or more minerals
- A player who plays very tight, not very creatively He raises only with the best hands A real rock is fairly predictable - if he raises you on the end, you can throw away just about anything but the nuts
- move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
- A naturally occurring material composed of one mineral or, more often, a combination of minerals naturally hardened and consolidated into a solid mass
- A naturally formed aggregate of usually inorganic materials from within the Earth
- n a consolidated, relatively hard, naturally formed mass of mineral matter that generally composes a part of the Earth
- The curling stone
- material found underneath and onto of the earth surface
- Like "jazz," a broad umbrella term Rock is a form of popular music, usually played on electronically-amplified instruments, with a heavily accented beat
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
- Aggregate of minerals that forms an appreciable part of the lithosphere
- 1 Geologically, any natural mass of earth material that has appreciable extent 2 In engineering, solid natural material that requires mechanical or explosive techniques for removal 3 In the quarry industries, the term stone is more common and means firm, coherent, relatively hard earth material
- Add music to your phone line
- Crack
- A player who plays an extremely tight, patient game is a rock Rocks don't create a lot of action, and when they enter a pot, more often than not they're in as a favorite This is a decent strategy at some tables (especially at a table full of maniacs) But good players with more varied strategies will eventually get the best of a real rock
- 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 "
- cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
- A mass of mineral matter which may or may not be lithified
- A player who plays very precisely and tight is said to be a Rock This player will not bluff and raises only with the best hands
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-and-roll
- Alternative spelling of rock and roll
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-band
- Attributive form of rock band
rock-band mentality.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-bottom
- to fall to the lowest possible level
By now, you probably think your opinion of Goldman Sachs and its swarm of Wall Street allies has rock-bottomed at raw loathing.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-bottom
- Alternative spelling of rock bottom
She knew in her heart, she had hit rock-bottom this time.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-dove
- Attributive form of rock dove, noun
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-dumb
- Of a person so dumb that his or her intelligence is not appreciably distinguishable from that of a rock; having the quality or characteristic of being as dumb as a rock
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-jumper
- Either of two bird species in the passerine family Chaetopidae, endemic to southern Africa
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-ribbed
- obstinately firm and unyielding in one's opinions
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-ribbed
- having rocky cliffs or outcroppings
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-steady
- consistent and dependable in one's behaviour or performance
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-solid
- Something that is rock-solid is extremely hard. Freeze it only until firm but not rock solid
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-bottom
- well below normal (especially in price)
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-bottom
- a rock-bottom price is as low as it can possibly be
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-hard
- Something that is rock-hard is very hard indeed. During the dry season the land is rock hard
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-like
- Something that is rock-like is very strong or firm, and is unlikely to change. his rock-like integrity
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-ribbed
- abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps; "the rock-ribbed coast of Maine
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>-solid
- approval If you describe someone or something as rock-solid, you approve of them because they are extremely reliable or unlikely to change. Mayhew is a man of rock-solid integrity
- Ayers <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- A giant free-standing rock in Central Australia, now known by its indigenous name, Uluru
- Bishop <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- A rock at the most westerly tip of the Isles of Scilly facing the Atlantic Ocean and housing a lighthouse; supposedly the smallest island in the world
- Christian <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A genre of rock music with a Christian theme
- Funghus <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- One of the islands in the Republic of Malta
- J-<span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Japanese rock music influenced by western genres
- Laotian <span class="word-self">rockspan> rat
- A rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos, scientific name Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in 2005
- Laotian <span class="word-self">rockspan> rats
- plural form of Laotian rock rat
- Little <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- The capital and largest city of the US state of Arkansas with a population of 191,930 in the city proper and 685,488 in the metropolitan area in 2009. The Combined Metropolitan Statistical area had 862,520 people according to census estimates in 2009
- Plymouth <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- A breed of poultry
- Plymouth <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- The traditionally accepted landing site of the Mayflower settlers to America in 1620
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- Nickname of Gibraltar
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- A male given name transferred from the surname
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- A topographic surname for someone living near a rock or an oak ( atter + oke )
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- Nickname of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan> Paper Scissors
- A popular child's game played by using hand signs; frequently used to break ties. Two players face each other with one hand out flat, palm facing up; other hand in a fist strikes the palm three times (often calling out ro! sham! bo! to keep the two players moving in sync), and on the third strike producing one of three hand symbols: Remaining a fist for "rock", a 'peace' sign for "scissors", the hand out flat with palm facing down for "paper". The winner is decided as follows: Rock beats scissors; scissors beat paper; paper beats rock. In the case of a tie (two of the same sign), the process is repeated
- The <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- Alternative spelling of the Rock
- acid <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A rock music genre originating from the late 1960s, heavily inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
- alternative <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A genre of rock music, normally published on independent labels, comprising many subgenres
- alum <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- The mineral alunite
- between a <span class="word-self">rockspan> and a hard place
- Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary
If Washington Mutual needs to raise capital quickly, it will very likely find itself between a rock and a hard place, because credit markets have all but closed their doors to troubled banks.
- black-footed <span class="word-self">rockspan> wallaby
- One of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale
- blues-<span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A musical genre combining elements of blues and rock and roll
- cock-of-the-<span class="word-self">rockspan>
- a tropical kind of bird, of the genus Rupicola
- crack <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- crack cocaine
- electronic <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A genre of rock music that is completely electronic
- folk <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A subgenre of rock music combining elements of folk music
- folk-<span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A music genre combining element of folk music and rock music
- garage <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- a simple, relatively raw form of rock and roll from the mid 1960s
- glam <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A style of English rock music from the early 1970s, distinguished by the glamorous, glittery costumes of its performers and its bouncy beat and lyrics
- glitter <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- British name for glam rock, an music style popular in the early 1970's
- gothic <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- a style of music developing in the late 1970s out of punk rock, with lyrics and imagery often referring to morbid or mystical ideas
- hard <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A rock music genre, typically with heavy use of electric guitars, bass guitar and drums
- hit the <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To make a gesture to show celebration, friendship, or to be part of a secret handshake by one person raising their fist so the fist is pointing at the person and the other person lightly punches the fist
- hit the <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To use crack cocaine
- igneous <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive)
- living <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Rock that is carved in situ
temples hewed from the living rock.
- metamorphic <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface
- piffy on a <span class="word-self">rockspan> bun
- A person ignored or sidelined from an activity
I hate your works parties; you always talk shop with your mates and leave me sat like piffy on a rock bun.
- pop <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A musical genre combining elements of pop music and rock music
- post-<span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A genre of music which uses rock instrumentation for "non-rock" purposes, often producing songs which are akin to rock music, yet still very different
- prog <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- progressive rock
- progressive <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A rock music genre originating from the late 1960s and early 1970s, heavily influenced by classical music and jazz
- punk <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A fast, often distorted rock music originating from the 1970s which is usually associated with angry, offensive, or "politically-charged" lyrics
- pyroclastic <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Any rock formed by the accumulation of fragmented volcanic material (pyroclasts) ejected during explosive eruptions
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- An Afrikaner
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To be very favourable or skilful
Chocolate rocks.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another
Celeste Talbert: She is my rock, my right hand.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A boulder or large stone
Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy
Let’s rock!.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To move gently back and forth
The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A large hill or island having no vegetation
The location is particularly well known for its Pearl Mountain or Pearl Rock. This huge granite rock is formed by three rounded outcrops that make up Pearl Mountain and has been compared in majesty to Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock) in Australia..
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- to thrill or excite, especially with rock music
Let's rock this joint!.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress
Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust
The face of the cliff is solid rock.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To cause to shake or sway violently
Don't rock the boat.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- to wear or carry something with pride and skill
He's rocking your look hard!.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- An act of rocking
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker
The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To excel
This band rocks!.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- to do something with excitement yet skillfully
I need to rock a piss.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- In poker, an extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length
While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- The flax or wool on a distaff
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water
The ship crashed on the rocks.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond
Look at the size of that rock on her finger!.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A lump or cube of ice
I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A crystalized lump of crack cocaine
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- To sway or tilt violently back and forth
The boat rocked at anchor.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- distaff
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> 'n' roll
- Alternative spelling of rock and roll
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> and roll
- To play [[#Noun|rock and roll]] music
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> and roll
- Style of music characterized by a basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, drums, and vocals (generally with bass guitar). Generally used to refer to the 1950’s rock, and rock of its style, quite close to swing
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> and roll
- Style of vigorous dancing associated with this 1950’s music
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> and roll
- To have sex
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> and roll
- dole
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> and roll
- An intangible feeling, philosophy, belief or allegiance relating to rock music (generally from the 1970s–1980s), and heavy metal bearing certain elements of this music, pertaining to unbridled enthusiasm, cynical regard for certain Christian and authoritarian bodies, and attitudes befitting some degree of youthful debauchery. This meaning is sometimes used as an exclamation, in describing traits of certain people, and so on
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> and roll
- To start, commence, begin, get moving
Does everyone know what car they're going in? Then let's rock and roll!.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> band
- A group of musicians who play rock music
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> bands
- plural form of rock band
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> bottom
- The very lowest possible level
Pork belly futures have hit rock bottom.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> candy
- a confectionary made by crystallizing sugar around a string
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> climber
- A person who takes part in rock climbing
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> climbing
- The sport of scaling rock faces, either with or without ropes and other equipment
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> cocaine
- The off-white, crystal-like form of crack cocaine
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> crab
- Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, a large-eyed marine crab found off the coast of New Zealand
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> crab
- Cancer irroratus, a crab with large marginal teeth found along the Atlantic coast of North America
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> crabs
- plural form of rock crab
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> crystal
- clear, colourless form of the silica-based mineral quartz, often called "pure quartz" or "clear quartz"
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> dove
- A term used of the pigeon species Columba livia. Currently, term rock pigeon is preferred
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> doves
- plural form of rock dove
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> face
- An exposed, roughly vertical expanse of rock
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> group
- A group of musicians who regularly perform rock music together
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> groups
- plural form of rock group
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> hard
- As tough or hard as a piece of rock
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> hard
- With muscles developed and toned to a high degree, especially the muscles of the abdomen
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> hard
- Having a stiff penis
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> hound
- A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> lobster
- a crustacean of the family Palinuridae
It wasn’t a rock, it was a rock lobster” (1978) - from the song “Rock Lobster” by the B52s.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> maple
- The sugar maple, Acer saccharum
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> mechanics
- The science that studies the mechanical behaviour of rock
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> music
- Any of various genres of popular music employing electrical amplification
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> oil
- naphtha
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> out
- To enjoy rock music, and dance to it
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> outed
- Simple past tense and past participle of rock out
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> outing
- Present participle of rock out
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> pigeon
- A species of pigeon, Columba livia
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> pigeon
- A term used in Australia to refer to the native bronzewing pigeons, or bronzewings
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> pigeons
- plural form of rock pigeon
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> pipit
- a stocky bird, Anthus petrosus, somewhat smaller than a starling, that breeds on rocky beaches and winters on coastal salt marshes
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> pipits
- plural form of rock pipit
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> salmon
- A marketing name for the flesh of the dogfish shark
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> salt
- Coarsely ground common salt
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> salt
- The mineral halite
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> sequence
- A suite of rocks containing a variety of separate strata, with an overall lithology that can be used to interpret the paleoenvironment of deposition over a certain period
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> sequences
- plural form of rock sequence
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> shandy
- A glass of this drink
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> shandy
- In Ireland, a soft drink whose constituents vary regionally, typically made by mixing orange soda and red lemonade
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> shelter
- A shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff, frequent location of prehistoric archeological site
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> snot
- Colloquial name for the algae-like organism, didymosphenia geminata
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> solid
- Very dependable
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> solid
- Physically very solid; very difficult to move
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> spider
- Western Australian prison slang for a pedophile/child molester. Rock spiders constitute the lowest rung of inmates in the prison system, and are looked down on (and often mistreated) by all other inmates
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> spider
- A term used to refer to Boers (Afrikaners) by Rhodesians and English-speaking South Africans
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> spiders
- plural form of rock spider
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> steady
- Alternative spelling of rocksteady
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> sugar
- white sugar that has been crystallized into chunks
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> the boat
- To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention
I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> the house
- To jam at a concert, get down
Who's ready to rock the house?.
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> up
- To turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> up
- To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> varnish
- a dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years; found especially in arid deserts
- sedimentary <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution
- sheet <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Pre-hardened plaster of Paris (gypsum) sold in large panels and used as a wall surface in building construction
In North America, use of sheet rock has virtually replaced plaster and lathe for interior walls in new construction.
- shock <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A genre of rock music typified by elements of theatrical shock value in live performances
- shot <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- The rock in the house closest to the button
- soft <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A comparatively unaggressive, melodic rock music in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat; a reaction against hard rock
- solid as a <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Very reliable and dependable
Stewart has been solid as a rock ever since becoming the new vice-chairman.
- solid as a <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Extremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move
We're not going to be able to break down this door, it's solid as a rock.
- space <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A subgenre of rock music, characterised by long psychedelic instrumental passages
- steady as a <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Extremely reliable
- synth <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Any of several genres of rock music featuring electronic synthesizers
- the <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- Nickname of Gibraltar
- the <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- Nickname of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- the <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> a boat
- shake a boat back and forth, cause a boat to sway
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> the boat
- shake the boat sharply from side to side, break the equilibrium; make trouble, upset a stable situation
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- {v} to shake, reel, move a cradle, quiet
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- {n} a vast stone, protection, defense, distaff
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> cycle
- Geology an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> dove
- (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) A bluish-gray dove (Columba livia) that is indigenous to Eurasia but has been widely established elsewhere including most of North America and that is the ancestor of many domesticated pigeons and of the feral pigeons found in cities and towns throughout most of the world ― called also rock pigeon
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> pigeon
- (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) A bluish-gray dove (Columba livia) that is indigenous to Eurasia but has been widely established elsewhere including most of North America and that is the ancestor of many domesticated pigeons and of the feral pigeons found in cities and towns throughout most of the world ― called also rock dove
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> up
- to arrive without any prior planning, or specific materials
- <span class="word-self">rockspan> up
- to arrive
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- A male given name
- <span class="word-self">Rockspan>
- roche
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A rock is a piece of rock that is small enough for you to pick up. She bent down, picked up a rock and threw it into the trees
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A player who plays very tight, not very creatively He raises only with the best hands A real rock is fairly predictable - if he raises you on the end, you can throw away just about anything but the nuts
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- Fig
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A naturally occurring material composed of one mineral or, more often, a combination of minerals naturally hardened and consolidated into a solid mass
- <span class="word-self">rockspan>
- A quack; so called from one Rock, who was the Holloway of Queen Anne's reign Oh, when his nerves had once received a shock, Sir Isaac Newton might have gone to Rock Crabbe: Borough The Ladies' Rock A crag in Scotland under the castle rock of Stirling, where ladies used to witness tournaments In the castle hill is a hollow called The Valley about a square acre in extent, used for justings and tournaments On the south side of the valley is a small rocky pyramidical mount, called The Ladies' Hill or Rock, where the ladies sat to witness the spectacle - Nimmo: History of Stirlingshire, p 282 People of the Rock The inhabitants of Hejaz or Arabia Petraea Captain Rock A fictitious name assumed by the leader of the Irish insurgents in 1822
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- An exclamation to let climbers and other folks below you know that an object is hurtling through space in their general direction Though it most often is, this object need not necessarily be a rock - it could be a dropped piece of protection, a loose water bottle, your mother-in-law, etc - the point being to alert those below to imminent danger
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- Any naturally formed aggregate or mass of mineral forming an essential part of the earth's crust; stone
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- to disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to disturb or distress
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- A player who plays an extremely tight, patient game is a rock Rocks don't create a lot of action, and when they enter a pot, more often than not they're in as a favorite This is a decent strategy at some tables (especially at a table full of maniacs) But good players with more varied strategies will eventually get the best of a real rock
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- To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair
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- See under Bass