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rock
noun
1 rock
A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter:
— He threw a rock at me.
synonym: stone.
Roget 847a:
jewel
[general], ,
jewelry,
jewellery†;
bijoutry†;
bijou,
bijouterie [Fr.];
trinket;
fine jewelry;
costume jewelry,
junk jewelry;
gem,
gemstone,
precious stone.
[forms of jewelry: list]
necklace,
bracelet,
anklet;
earring;
locket,
pendant,
charm bracelet;
ring,
pinky ring;
carcanet†;
chain,
chatelaine;
broach,
pin,
lapel pin,
torque.
[gemstones: list]
diamond,
brilliant,
rock [Coll.];
beryl,
emerald;
chalcedony,
agate,
heliotrope;
girasol†,
girasole†;
onyx,
plasma;
sard†,
sardonyx;
garnet,
lapis lazuli,
opal,
peridot,
tourmaline,
chrysolite;
sapphire,
ruby,
synthetic ruby;
spinel,
spinelle;
balais†;
oriental,
oriental topaz;
turquois†,
turquoise;
zircon,
cubic zirconia;
jacinth,
hyacinth,
carbuncle,
amethyst;
alexandrite†,
cat's eye,
bloodstone,
hematite,
jasper,
moonstone,
sunstone†.
[jewelry materials derived from living organisms]
pearl,
cultured pearl,
fresh-water pearl;
mother of pearl;
coral.
[person who sells jewels]
jeweler.
[person who studies gemstones]
gemologist;
minerologist.
[person who cuts gemstones]
lapidary,
lapidarian.
[study of gemstones]
gemology,
gemmology;
minerology.
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Roget 342:
land,
earth,
ground,
dry land,
terra firma.
continent,
mainland,
peninsula,
chersonese [Fr.],
delta;
tongue of land,
neck of land;
isthmus,
oasis;
promontory
etc.
(projection)
250;
highland
etc.
(height)
206.
coast,
shore,
scar,
strand,
beach;
playa;
bank,
lea;
seaboard,
seaside,
seabank†,
seacoast,
seabeach†;
ironbound coast;
loom of the land;
derelict;
innings;
alluvium,
alluvion†;
ancon.
riverbank,
river bank,
levee.
soil,
glebe,
clay,
loam,
marl,
cledge†,
chalk,
gravel,
mold,
subsoil,
clod,
clot;
rock,
crag.
acres;
real estate
etc.
(property)
780;
landsman†.
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Roget 323:
hardness
etc.
adj.;
rigidity;
renitence†,
renitency;
inflexibility,
temper,
callosity,
durity†.
induration,
petrifaction;
lapidification†,
lapidescence†;
vitrification,
ossification;
crystallization.
stone,
pebble,
flint,
marble,
rock,
fossil,
crag,
crystal,
quartz,
granite,
adamant;
bone,
cartilage;
hardware;
heart of oak,
block,
board,
deal board;
iron,
steel;
cast iron,
decarbonized iron,
wrought iron;
nail;
brick,
concrete;
cement.
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Roget 150:
stability;
immutability
etc.
adj.;
unchangeability,
etc.
adj.;
unchangeableness†;
constancy;
stable equilibrium,
immobility,
soundness,
vitality,
stabiliment†,
stiffness,
ankylosis†,
solidity,
aplomb.
establishment,
fixture;
rock,
pillar,
tower,
foundation,
leopard's spots,
Ethiopia's skin.
permanence
etc.
141;
obstinacy
etc.
606.
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Roget 800:
money,
legal tender;
money matters,
money market;
finance;
accounts
etc.
811;
funds,
treasure;
capital,
stock;
assets
etc.
(property)
780;
wealth
etc.
803;
supplies,
ways and means,
wherewithal,
sinews of war,
almighty dollar,
needful,
cash;
mammon.
[colloquial terms for money]
dough,
cabbage.
money-like instruments,
M1,
M2,
sum,
amount;
balance,
balance sheet;
sum total;
proceeds
etc.
(receipts)
810.
currency,
circulating medium,
specie,
coin,
piece [Fr.],
hard cash,
cold cash;
dollar,
sterling coin;
pounds shillings and pence;
Ls. d.;
pocket,
breeches pocket,
purse;
money in hand,
cash at hand;
ready money,
ready cash;
slug [U.S.],
wad [Slang]
wad of bills [U.S.],
wad of money,
thick wad of bills,
roll of dough [Coll.];
rhino†,
blunt†,
dust†,
mopus†,
tin†,
salt†,
chink†;
argent comptant [Lat.];
bottom dollar,
buzzard dollar†;
checks,
dibs [Slang].
[specific types of currency]
double eagle,
eagle;
Federal currency,
fractional currency,
postal currency;
Federal Reserve Note,
United States Note,
silver certificate†,
gold certificate†;
long bit,
short bit [U.S.];
moss,
nickel,
pile [Slang],
pin money,
quarter [U.S.],
red cent,
roanoke†,
rock [Slang];
seawan†,
seawant†;
thousand dollars,
grand [Coll.].
[types of paper currency, U.S.]
single,
one-dollar bill;
two-dollar bill;
five-dollar bill,
fiver [Coll.],
fin [Coll.],
Lincoln;
ten-dollar bill,
sawbuck;
twenty-dollar bill,
Jackson,
double sawbuck;
fifty-dollar bill;
hundred-dollar bill,
C-note.
[types of U.S. coins: list]
penny,
cent,
Lincoln cent,
indian head penny,
copper
[1700-1900];
two-cent piece three-cent piece [Fr.],
half-dime†,
nickel,
buffalo nickel,
V nickel†,
dime,
disme†,
mercury dime†,
quarter,
two bits,
half dollar,
dollar,
silver dollar,
Eisenhower dollar,
Susan B.
Anthony dollar†.
precious metals,
gold,
silver,
copper,
bullion,
ingot,
nugget.
petty cash,
pocket money,
change,
small change,
small coin,
doit†,
stiver†,
rap,
mite,
farthing,
sou,
penny,
shilling,
tester,
groat,
guinea;
rouleau†;
wampum;
good sum,
round sum,
lump sum;
power of money,
plum,
lac of rupees.
major coin,
crown;
minor coin.
monetarist,
monetary theory.
[Science of coins]
numismatics,
chrysology†.
[coin scholar or collector]
numismatist.
paper money,
greenback;
major denomination,
minor denomination;
money order,
postal money order,
Post Office order;
bank note;
bond;
bill,
bill of exchange;
order,
warrant,
coupon,
debenture,
exchequer bill,
assignat†;
blueback [U.S.],
hundi†,
shinplaster [U.S.].
note,
note of hand;
promissory note,
I O U;
draft,
check,
cheque,
back-dated check;
negotiable order of withdrawal,
NOW.
remittance
etc.
(payment)
807;
credit
etc.
805;
liability
etc.
806.
drawer,
drawee†;
obligor†,
obligee†;
moneyer†,
coiner.
false money,
bad money;
base coin,
flash note,
slip†,
kite [Slang];
fancy stocks;
Bank of Elegance.
argumentum ad crumenam [Lat.].
letter of credit.
circulation,
multiplier effect.
[variation in the value of currency]
inflation,
double-digit inflation,
hyperinflation,
erosion of the currency,
debasement of the currency;
deflation;
stagflation.
[relative value of two currencies]
exchange rate,
rate of exchange,
floating exchange rates,
fixed rates.
[place to exchange currencies]
currency counter,
currency exchange,
bureau de change [Fr.].
gold-backed currency,
gold standard,
silver standard.
bank account,
savings account,
checking account,
money market account,
NOW account,
time deposit,
deposit,
demand deposit,
super NOW account;
certificate of deposit,
CD.
[money symbols]
$ [U.S.],
US$ [U.S.];
Y;
A$.
[authorities controlling currency]
Federal Reserve Bank [U.S.],
central bank [U.S.];
Federal Reserve Board,
board of governors of the Federal Reserve;
Treasury Department;
Secret Service.
[place where money is manufactured]
mint,
bureau of engraving.
[government profit in manufacturing money]
seigniorage.
[false money]
counterfeit,
funny money,
bogus money,
(falsehood)
545.
[cost of money]
interest,
interest rate,
discount rate.
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Dutch: kiezel, rots, steen, steenrots
Polish: skała
2 rock
Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust:
— That mountain is solid rock.
synonym: stone.
Dutch: rots, gesteente, natuursteen
Polish: skała
3 Rock
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984).
synonym: John Rock.
4 rock
figurative Someone who is strong and stable and dependable.
Dutch: gesteente, klif, rots, vels, steen
Polish: opoka
5 rock
Hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint).
synonym: rock candy.
6 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..
synonyms: rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music.
Dutch: Rock n roll, rock, rockmuziek
Polish: rock'n'roll, rock and roll
7 rock
Pitching dangerously to one side.
synonyms: careen, sway, tilt.
Polish: wahnięcie
verb
1 rock
Move back and forth or sideways:
— The ship was rocking.
— She rocked back and forth on her feet.
synonyms: shake, sway.
Roget 314:
oscillate;
vibrate,
librate†;
alternate,
undulate,
wave;
rock,
swing;
pulsate,
beat;
wag,
waggle;
nod,
bob,
courtesy,
curtsy;
tick;
play;
wamble†,
wabble†;
dangle,
swag.
fluctuate,
dance,
curvet,
reel,
quake;
quiver,
quaver;
shake,
flicker;
wriggle;
roll,
toss,
pitch;
flounder,
stagger,
totter;
move up and down,
bob up and down
etc.
adv.;
pass and repass,
ebb and flow,
come and go;
vacillate
etc.
605;
teeter [U.S.].
brandish,
shake,
flourish.
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Dutch: deinen, golven, unduleren
2 rock
Cause to move back and forth:
— Rock the cradle.
— Rock the baby.
synonym: sway.
Dutch: wiegen
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rocks
noun
Roget 667:
rocks,
reefs,
coral reef,
sunken rocks,
snags;
sands,
quicksands;
syrt†,
syrtis†;
Goodwin sands,
sandy foundation;
slippery ground;
breakers,
shoals,
shallows,
bank,
shelf,
flat,
lee shore,
ironbound coast;
rock ahead,
breakers ahead.
precipice;
maelstrom,
volcano;
ambush
etc.
530;
pitfall,
trapdoor;
trap
etc.
(snare)
545.
sword of Damocles;
wolf at the door,
snake in the grass,
death in the pot;
latency
etc.
526.
ugly customer,
dangerous person,
le chat qui dort [Fr.];
firebrand,
hornet's nest.
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