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rocks

/ɹɒks/

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An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

Examples :

"The ancient legends spoke of the powerful rocks, a mythical bird of immense size. "

mythology bird animal story literature

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Rocuronium.

Examples :

"The anesthesiologist administered rocks to relax the patient's muscles before surgery. "

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A formation of minerals, specifically:

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "The geologist showed us different rocks, explaining how they were made of different minerals like quartz and feldspar." "

geology material mineral environment nature

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A large hill or island having no vegetation.

Examples :

"Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl."

geography nature geology environment

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Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.

Examples :

"My older sister is a rocks for me whenever I feel stressed about school. "

character person attitude

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A lump or cube of ice.

Examples :

""I like my iced tea with just a few rocks to keep it cold." "

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A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

Examples :

"At the seaside shop, I bought a stick of rocks with "Blackpool" written all the way through it. "

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A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.

substance chemistry

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An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.

Examples :

"He keeps touching the hot stove, even after burning himself; the kid's a rocks. "

character person attitude

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An Afrikaner.

Examples :

"My grandfather, one of the old rocks, still speaks Afrikaans fluently and remembers stories from his childhood in South Africa. "

race person culture nation

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An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

Examples :

"During the poker game at the family reunion, Uncle Joe played like rocks, folding almost every hand until he finally went all-in with a royal flush. "

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Any of several fish:

Examples :

"My grandfather, a fisherman, told me that in some areas, people call striped bass "rocks." "

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Examples :

"Yo homie, pass the rock!"

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(rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

Examples :

"In rock paper scissors, rocks beats scissors, so I always try to play it when my friend picks scissors. "

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A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use

Examples :

"The bowler held the new ball, which rocks off the pitch, and prepared to deliver a fast one. "

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A crystal used to control the radio frequency.

Examples :

"The radio technician carefully adjusted the rocks in the transmitter to find the correct frequency for the station. "

electronics frequency signal device communication technology

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An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.

Examples :

"The baby's gentle rocks calmed her before bedtime. "

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To move gently back and forth.

Examples :

"Rock the baby to sleep."

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To cause to shake or sway violently.

Examples :

"The strong wind rocks the old tree in our yard. "

action physics energy sound

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To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

Examples :

"The boat rocked at anchor."

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(of ore etc.) To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

Examples :

"The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection."

geology material process industry

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To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

Examples :

"Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal."

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To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.

Examples :

""Maria rocks her math tests; she always gets an A." "

achievement business job

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To make love to or have sex with.

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To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

Examples :

"Let’s rock!"

music entertainment

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To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.

Examples :

"Chocolate rocks."

achievement ability action entertainment music sport style

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To thrill or excite, especially with rock music

Examples :

"The band really rocks when they play their new song; everyone gets excited and dances. "

music entertainment

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To do something with excitement yet skillfully

Examples :

"I need to rock a piss."

action achievement entertainment music ability

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To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).

Examples :

"She really rocks that red dress; it looks amazing on her. "

appearance style wear

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Examples :

"The grandmother's capable hands expertly managed the spinning wheel, and as the flax twisted, the rocks held the unspun fibers neatly, ready to be transformed into thread. "

utensil material

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The flax or wool on a distaff.

Examples :

"The spinner carefully wound the rocks of flax onto her distaff, ready to spin it into fine linen thread. "

material utensil

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Examples :

"He needs to find a job soon; he's really short on rocks. "

finance business economy asset

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body sex anatomy

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Examples :

"You seem a bit out of it lately, have you been smoking rocks again?"

substance chemistry