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rock

1 [rok]

–noun

1.	a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.

Geology.

a.	mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat or water.

b.	a particular kind of such matter: igneous rock.

3.	stone in the mass: buildings that stand upon rock.

4.	a stone of any size.

5.	something resembling or suggesting a rock.

6.	a firm foundation or support: The Lord is my rock.

7.	Chiefly British. a kind of hard candy, variously flavored.

8.	rock candy.

Often, rocks. Slang.

a.	a piece of money.

b.	a dollar bill.

10.

Slang.

a.	a diamond.

any gem.

11.

Slang.

a.	crack (def. 41).

b.	a pellet or lump of crack.

—Idioms

12.	between a rock and a hard place, between undesirable alternatives.

13.	get one's rocks off, Slang: Vulgar. to have an orgasm.

14.

on the rocks,

a.	Informal. in or into a state of disaster or ruin: Their marriage is on the rocks.

b.	Informal. without funds; destitute; bankrupt.

c.	(of a beverage, esp. liquor or a cocktail) with, or containing, ice cubes: Scotch on the rocks; a vodka martini on the rocks.

Origin:
1300–50; 1905–10 for def. 10; ME rokk(e) < OF ro(c)que, roche (cf. roche alum ); cf. Sp, Pr roca, It rocca, ML rocha, rocca (> late OE -rocc in stānrocc “stone-rock”)

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Language Translation for : Rock

Spanish:

roca,

German:

der Felsen,

Japanese:

岩

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rock

2 [rok]

–verb (used without object)

1.	to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.

2.	to be moved or swayed powerfully with excitement, emotion, etc.

3.	Mining. (of sand or gravel) to be washed in a cradle.

4.	to dance to or play rock music.

5.	(of popular music) to have the driving beat characteristic of rock.

–verb (used with object)

6.	to move or sway to and fro or from side to side, esp. gently and soothingly.

7.	to lull in security, hope, etc.

8.	to affect deeply; stun; move or sway powerfully, as with emotion: Everyone in the courtroom was rocked by the verdict.

9.	to shake or disturb violently: A thunderous explosion rocked the waterfront.

10.	Graphic Arts. to roughen the surface of (a copperplate) with a rocker preparatory to scraping a mezzotint.

11.	Mining. cradle (def. 22).

–noun

12.	a rocking movement: the gentle rock of the boat.

13.	rock-'n'-roll (def. 1).

–adjective

14.	rock-'n'-roll (def. 3).

—Idiom

15.	rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.

Origin:
bef. 1100; ME rocken, OE roccian; c. MD rocken; akin to G rücken; ON rykkja to jerk

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rock

3 [rok]

–noun

striped bass.

Origin:
1690–1700; short for rockfish

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Rock

[rok]

–noun

a male given name.

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rock¹ (rŏk) Pronunciation Key
n.

Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
1. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
2. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.
3. A varicolored stick candy.
4. Rock candy.
A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth's crust.
One that is similar to or suggestive of a mass of stone in stability, firmness, or dependability: The family has been his rock during this difficult time.
rocks Slang Money.
Slang A large gem, especially a diamond.
Slang Crack cocaine.
1. A varicolored stick candy.
2. Rock candy.

[Middle English, from Old North French roque, from Vulgar Latin *rocca.]

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rock²   (rŏk) Pronunciation Key
v.   rocked, rock·ing, rocks

v.   intr.

To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically.
To sway violently, as from a blow or shock. See Synonyms at swing.
To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. Used of ores.
Music To play or dance to rock 'n' roll.

v. tr.

To move back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep.
To cause to shake or sway violently. See Synonyms at agitate.
To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset: News of the scandal rocked the town.
To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker.
In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette.

1. A rocking motion.
2. The act of rocking.
Music Rock 'n' roll.

[Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian.]
rock'ing·ly adv.

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rock (n.)

"stone," O.E. rocc (in stanrocc "stone rock or obelisk"), also from O.N.Fr. roque, from M.L. rocca (767), from V.L. *rocca, of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be from Celtic (cf. Bret. roch). Seems to have been used in M.E. principally for rock formations as opposed to individual stones. Meaning "precious stone, especially a diamond," is 1908, U.S. slang. Fig. use for "sure foundation" (especially with ref. to Christ) is from 1526. Meaning "crystalized cocaine" is attested from 1973, in West Coast U.S. slang. Rocks "ice cubes" is from 1946; slang meaning "testicles" is first recorded in phrase get (one's) rocks off "achieve intense satisfaction." On the rocks "ruined" is from 1889. Rock-bottom "lowest possible" is from 1856. Rock-salt is from 1707. Between a rock and a hard place first attested 1921, originally in Arizona. Rock-ribbed is from 1776, originally of land; fig. sense of "resolute" first recorded 1887.

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rock (v.1)

"to sway," late O.E. roccian, related to O.N. rykkja "to pull, tear, move," Swed. rycka "to pull, pluck," M.Du. rucken, O.H.G. rucchan, Ger. rücken "to move jerkily." For musical senses, see rock (v.2). Rocking horse is first recorded 1724; rocking chair is from 1766. To rock the boat is attested from 1931. Rock-a-bye first recorded 1805 in nursery rhyme.

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rock (v.2)

"to dance to popular music with a strong beat," 1948 (first attested in song title "We're gonna rock"), from rock (v.1), in earlier blues slang sense of "to cause to move with musical rhythm" (1922); often used at first with sexual overtones (cf. 1922 song title "My Man Rocks Me (with One Steady Roll)"). Sense developed early 1950s to "play or dance to rock and roll music." Noun sense of "musical rhythm characterized by a strong beat" is from 1946, in blues slang. Rocksteady, Jamaican pop music style (precursor of reggae), is attested from 1969.

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rock
noun
1.	a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
2.	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"
3.	United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
4.	(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
5.	hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) [syn: rock candy]
6.	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." [syn: rock 'n' roll]
7.	pitching dangerously to one side
verb
1.	move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
2.	cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

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rock

In addition to the idioms beginning with rock, also see between a rock and a hard place; on the rocks; steady as a rock.

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rock (rŏk) Pronunciation Key

A relatively hard, naturally occurring mineral material. Rock can consist of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted or held together by a cementlike mineral matrix. The three main types of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
A piece of such material; a stone.

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Rock (rŏk), John. 1890-1984.

American gynecologist and obstetrician who helped develop (1954) the first effective oral contraceptive.

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Main Entry: rock
Pronunciation: 'räk
Function: noun
1 : a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine
2 : CRACK called also rock cocaine

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Rock Hill, SC (CCD, FIPS 09192886)
Location: (34.934094, -81.022853)
Population (2000): 88,029 (35,289 housing units)
Area: 189.892651 sq mi (land), 3.605636 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 29730, 29732

Rock Hill, SC (city, FIPS 61405)
Location: (34.938094, -81.026080)
Population (2000): 49,765 (20,287 housing units)
Area: 31.028675 sq mi (land), 0.029877 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 29730, 29732

Rock Valley, IA (city, FIPS 68205)
Location: (43.201624, -96.296379)
Population (2000): 2,702 (1,202 housing units)
Area: 1.688887 sq mi (land), 0.052307 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 51247

Rock Rapids, IA (city, FIPS 68160)
Location: (43.427933, -96.168640)
Population (2000): 2,573 (1,160 housing units)
Area: 3.957395 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 51246

Rock Spring, GA (CCD, FIPS 29592574)
Location: (34.806847, -85.240319)
Population (2000): 4,553 (1,734 housing units)
Area: 26.572324 sq mi (land), 0.043396 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 30739

Rock Port, MO (city, FIPS 62696)
Location: (40.412268, -95.519792)
Population (2000): 1,395 (714 housing units)
Area: 2.855778 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 64482

Rock City, IL (village, FIPS 64837)
Location: (42.412685, -89.468058)
Population (2000): 313 (122 housing units)
Area: 0.142548 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 61070

Rock Falls, IL (city, FIPS 64928)
Location: (41.774753, -89.691328)
Population (2000): 9,580 (4,098 housing units)
Area: 3.317158 sq mi (land), 0.113580 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 61071

Rock Hall, MD (town, FIPS 67400)
Location: (39.136579, -76.241850)
Population (2000): 1,396 (834 housing units)
Area: 1.329141 sq mi (land), 0.222101 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 21661

Rock Island, WA (city, FIPS 59180)
Location: (47.374458, -120.143247)
Population (2000): 863 (276 housing units)
Area: 0.590740 sq mi (land), 0.041984 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 98850

Rock Springs, WI (village, FIPS 68975)
Location: (43.477698, -89.917030)
Population (2000): 425 (167 housing units)
Area: 1.345427 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 53961

Rock Springs, WY (city, FIPS 67235)
Location: (41.590930, -109.222398)
Population (2000): 18,708 (8,359 housing units)
Area: 18.441570 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 82901

Rock Island, IL (County, FIPS 161)
Location: (41.491433, -90.507532)
Population (2000): 149,374 (64,489 housing units)
Area: 426.751273 sq mi (land), 24.404944 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 61201

Rock Island, IL (city, FIPS 65078)
Location: (41.489083, -90.573154)
Population (2000): 39,684 (17,542 housing units)
Area: 15.924292 sq mi (land), 1.223176 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 61201

Rock River, WY (CCD, FIPS 00192695)
Location: (41.958495, -105.821907)
Population (2000): 466 (396 housing units)
Area: 1927.326942 sq mi (land), 9.330743 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 82083

Rock Point, AZ (CDP, FIPS 60880)
Location: (36.719317, -109.625001)
Population (2000): 724 (229 housing units)
Area: 13.802290 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 86545

Rock Springs, WI (village, FIPS 11168975)
Location: (43.477698, -89.917030)
Population (2000): 425 (167 housing units)
Area: 1.345427 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 53961

Rock Hill, NY (CDP, FIPS 63132)
Location: (41.610533, -74.585601)
Population (2000): 1,056 (1,023 housing units)
Area: 3.730257 sq mi (land), 0.914039 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 12775

Rock River, WY (town, FIPS 67090)
Location: (41.740770, -105.974602)
Population (2000): 235 (123 housing units)
Area: 2.346495 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 82083

Rock Island, IL (township, FIPS 16165091)
Location: (41.501632, -90.570135)
Population (2000): 17,763 (7,505 housing units)
Area: 4.792607 sq mi (land), 0.983036 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 61201

Rock Prairie, MO (township, FIPS 05762732)
Location: (37.334763, -93.690372)
Population (2000): 900 (417 housing units)
Area: 36.461014 sq mi (land), 0.018890 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, SD (township, FIPS 09755380)
Location: (43.897553, -97.661978)
Population (2000): 99 (49 housing units)
Area: 35.848495 sq mi (land), 0.218825 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, NC (township, FIPS 08192716)
Location: (36.085640, -79.567357)
Population (2000): 6,850 (3,015 housing units)
Area: 34.198203 sq mi (land), 0.584912 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, NE (precinct, FIPS 10992765)
Location: (41.001365, -96.633166)
Population (2000): 574 (227 housing units)
Area: 36.513819 sq mi (land), 0.024555 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, OH (village, FIPS 67846)
Location: (41.660786, -80.853646)
Population (2000): 584 (201 housing units)
Area: 0.903748 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Falls, NE (township, FIPS 08941935)
Location: (42.653268, -98.736665)
Population (2000): 46 (26 housing units)
Area: 36.023785 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, NE (township, FIPS 15541900)
Location: (41.094088, -96.730347)
Population (2000): 288 (109 housing units)
Area: 36.090809 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Island, OK (town, FIPS 63600)
Location: (35.182759, -94.477029)
Population (2000): 709 (279 housing units)
Area: 12.098463 sq mi (land), 0.076915 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, NE (precinct, FIPS 09592760)
Location: (40.119718, -97.095924)
Population (2000): 169 (74 housing units)
Area: 36.010364 sq mi (land), 0.020304 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, NE (precinct, FIPS 13192770)
Location: (40.559336, -95.949030)
Population (2000): 207 (88 housing units)
Area: 35.717111 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, IN (township, FIPS 00565250)
Location: (39.166024, -85.756036)
Population (2000): 1,313 (512 housing units)
Area: 26.542525 sq mi (land), 0.024819 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, MN (city, FIPS 11554934)
Location: (45.758053, -92.929496)
Population (2000): 1,119 (417 housing units)
Area: 42.975000 sq mi (land), 0.335226 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, KS (township, FIPS 03560525)
Location: (37.434824, -96.990201)
Population (2000): 243 (103 housing units)
Area: 35.380692 sq mi (land), 0.195353 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, KS (township, FIPS 03160500)
Location: (38.401237, -95.590678)
Population (2000): 1,025 (428 housing units)
Area: 53.872076 sq mi (land), 0.543207 sq mi (water)

Rock Grove, IL (township, FIPS 17765065)
Location: (42.468955, -89.458010)
Population (2000): 1,402 (646 housing units)
Area: 30.214803 sq mi (land), 0.146694 sq mi (water)

Rock Run, IL (township, FIPS 17765143)
Location: (42.398891, -89.437276)
Population (2000): 2,252 (887 housing units)
Area: 47.786874 sq mi (land), 0.015637 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, KS (township, FIPS 01560475)
Location: (37.521904, -96.884071)
Population (2000): 299 (120 housing units)
Area: 36.124904 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, IN (township, FIPS 01565268)
Location: (40.669437, -86.571533)
Population (2000): 442 (173 housing units)
Area: 13.488681 sq mi (land), 0.286349 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, IN (township, FIPS 06965304)
Location: (40.806097, -85.372504)
Population (2000): 1,417 (569 housing units)
Area: 36.526983 sq mi (land), 0.384009 sq mi (water)

Rock Grove, IA (township, FIPS 06793681)
Location: (43.147118, -92.989667)
Population (2000): 1,849 (753 housing units)
Area: 39.890901 sq mi (land), 0.027438 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, KS (township, FIPS 08760575)
Location: (39.214311, -95.549306)
Population (2000): 2,718 (1,037 housing units)
Area: 54.175655 sq mi (land), 0.502475 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, IL (township, FIPS 06764876)
Location: (40.498424, -91.187323)
Population (2000): 383 (156 housing units)
Area: 35.868589 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Dell, MN (township, FIPS 10954988)
Location: (43.892805, -92.614785)
Population (2000): 627 (227 housing units)
Area: 36.019088 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, AR (township, FIPS 12993213)
Location: (36.006052, -92.536735)
Population (2000): 492 (270 housing units)
Area: 52.918481 sq mi (land), 0.083674 sq mi (water)

Rock Lake, MN (township, FIPS 08355042)
Location: (44.247134, -95.905377)
Population (2000): 282 (113 housing units)
Area: 33.121995 sq mi (land), 1.480779 sq mi (water)

Rock River, MI (township, FIPS 00369160)
Location: (46.351261, -86.965623)
Population (2000): 1,213 (635 housing units)
Area: 80.926817 sq mi (land), 0.079722 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, KS (township, FIPS 19760650)
Location: (38.782805, -96.304054)
Population (2000): 84 (41 housing units)
Area: 65.858277 sq mi (land), 0.029878 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, KS (township, FIPS 14960625)
Location: (39.427973, -96.402703)
Population (2000): 653 (287 housing units)
Area: 36.030981 sq mi (land), 0.068855 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, KS (township, FIPS 13160600)
Location: (39.875446, -95.835601)
Population (2000): 302 (108 housing units)
Area: 34.136117 sq mi (land), 0.094715 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, GA (CCD, FIPS 25792556)
Location: (34.565028, -83.188172)
Population (2000): 5,549 (2,839 housing units)
Area: 42.966608 sq mi (land), 2.867937 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, IA (township, FIPS 09993672)
Location: (41.724308, -92.822526)
Population (2000): 910 (430 housing units)
Area: 34.866246 sq mi (land), 0.899928 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, NC (township, FIPS 19392720)
Location: (36.235157, -81.086569)
Population (2000): 5,875 (2,527 housing units)
Area: 31.511780 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Lake, ND (township, FIPS 09567540)
Location: (48.860784, -99.214724)
Population (2000): 25 (15 housing units)
Area: 33.354361 sq mi (land), 2.203124 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, AL (CDP, FIPS 65412)
Location: (33.475884, -87.079003)
Population (2000): 1,495 (592 housing units)
Area: 2.902744 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Mills, AL (CDP, FIPS 65592)
Location: (33.160348, -85.290469)
Population (2000): 676 (313 housing units)
Area: 6.330749 sq mi (land), 0.004342 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, TN (CCD, FIPS 11792824)
Location: (35.520645, -86.732688)
Population (2000): 4,607 (1,875 housing units)
Area: 97.841932 sq mi (land), 0.388825 sq mi (water)

Rock Hill, MO (city, FIPS 62660)
Location: (38.609052, -90.367046)
Population (2000): 4,765 (2,126 housing units)
Area: 1.090384 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Falls, IA (city, FIPS 68025)
Location: (43.206223, -93.086145)
Population (2000): 170 (69 housing units)
Area: 0.210738 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Falls, WI (town, FIPS 06968825)
Location: (45.303976, -89.727711)
Population (2000): 598 (415 housing units)
Area: 47.784153 sq mi (land), 1.429168 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, MN (city, FIPS 54934)
Location: (45.758053, -92.929496)
Population (2000): 1,119 (417 housing units)
Area: 42.975000 sq mi (land), 0.335226 sq mi (water)

Rock Island, FL (CDP, FIPS 61412)
Location: (26.153712, -80.180014)
Population (2000): 3,076 (1,015 housing units)
Area: 0.613771 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Island, ND (township, FIPS 10567460)
Location: (48.583183, -103.457190)
Population (2000): 4 (5 housing units)
Area: 34.393781 sq mi (land), 0.819896 sq mi (water)

Rock Elm, WI (town, FIPS 09368775)
Location: (44.721794, -92.199079)
Population (2000): 504 (193 housing units)
Area: 35.832102 sq mi (land), 0.009531 sq mi (water)

Rock Lake, WA (CCD, FIPS 07592832)
Location: (47.050289, -117.686089)
Population (2000): 2,217 (921 housing units)
Area: 609.224065 sq mi (land), 4.490144 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek, WI (town, FIPS 03368700)
Location: (44.727043, -91.703487)
Population (2000): 793 (300 housing units)
Area: 30.806068 sq mi (land), 0.777455 sq mi (water)

Rock Hill, VA (district, FIPS 17995407)
Location: (38.481154, -77.499835)
Population (2000): 14,061 (4,368 housing units)
Area: 25.774189 sq mi (land), 0.094540 sq mi (water)

Rock Hill, ND (township, FIPS 01567420)
Location: (47.134951, -100.455177)
Population (2000): 30 (20 housing units)
Area: 35.950315 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Springs, NM (CDP, FIPS 64230)
Location: (35.609485, -108.826376)
Population (2000): 558 (189 housing units)
Area: 6.040835 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Lick, VA (district, FIPS 02795415)
Location: (37.330825, -82.176273)
Population (2000): 3,991 (1,764 housing units)
Area: 68.062237 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock Springs North, WY (CCD, FIPS 03792750)
Location: (41.745333, -109.173377)
Population (2000): 23,222 (10,208 housing units)
Area: 2047.741957 sq mi (land), 4.557300 sq mi (water)

North Rock Springs, WY (CDP, FIPS 56700)
Location: (41.648963, -109.263707)
Population (2000): 1,974 (739 housing units)
Area: 25.455614 sq mi (land), 0.018255 sq mi (water)

Saddle Rock Estates, NY (CDP, FIPS 64441)
Location: (40.793583, -73.742026)
Population (2000): 424 (139 housing units)
Area: 0.077633 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

South Rock Island, IL (township, FIPS 16171201)
Location: (41.482333, -90.569635)
Population (2000): 19,174 (8,942 housing units)
Area: 6.738379 sq mi (land), 0.700607 sq mi (water)

Rock Springs South, WY (CCD, FIPS 03792805)
Location: (41.303137, -108.954944)
Population (2000): 147 (76 housing units)
Area: 2235.053664 sq mi (land), 18.221341 sq mi (water)

Rock Island Arsenal, IL (CDP, FIPS 65104)
Location: (41.518033, -90.536959)
Population (2000): 145 (43 housing units)
Area: 1.594736 sq mi (land), 0.968445 sq mi (water)

East Rock Bluff, NE (precinct, FIPS 02590820)
Location: (40.917717, -95.868828)
Population (2000): 1,623 (678 housing units)
Area: 19.571297 sq mi (land), 0.861747 sq mi (water)

West Rock Bluff, NE (precinct, FIPS 02593455)
Location: (40.917436, -95.936987)
Population (2000): 1,445 (574 housing units)
Area: 36.098951 sq mi (land), 0.102397 sq mi (water)

Industry-Rock Falls, NE (township, FIPS 13723900)
Location: (40.386631, -99.499060)
Population (2000): 276 (108 housing units)
Area: 71.225052 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock, KS (township, FIPS 11760425)
Location: (39.783935, -96.412623)
Population (2000): 123 (48 housing units)
Area: 35.720799 sq mi (land), 0.033784 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 67131

Somerset West-Rock Creek, OR (CCD, FIPS 06792992)
Location: (45.540138, -122.859926)
Population (2000): 53,691 (23,031 housing units)
Area: 19.707313 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Bad Rock-Columbia Heights, MT (CCD, FIPS 02990147)
Location: (48.307451, -114.152871)
Population (2000): 4,439 (1,775 housing units)
Area: 73.999352 sq mi (land), 1.865817 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek No. 12, IL (precinct, FIPS 12993024)
Location: (39.932836, -89.821716)
Population (2000): 796 (305 housing units)
Area: 23.584080 sq mi (land), 0.015691 sq mi (water)

Fork Mountain-Little Rock Creek, NC (township, FIPS 12191140)
Location: (36.070964, -82.135726)
Population (2000): 745 (516 housing units)
Area: 22.560748 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Rock, MO (township, FIPS 09962552)
Location: (38.476558, -90.464662)
Population (2000): 29,131 (11,554 housing units)
Area: 25.144806 sq mi (land), 0.263819 sq mi (water)

Rock, ND (township, FIPS 00567300)
Location: (47.883725, -99.093119)
Population (2000): 39 (17 housing units)
Area: 36.060921 sq mi (land), 0.317691 sq mi (water)

Rock, IA (township, FIPS 13193663)
Location: (43.299941, -92.961375)
Population (2000): 312 (126 housing units)
Area: 35.855467 sq mi (land), 0.145207 sq mi (water)

Rock, IA (township, FIPS 11993660)
Location: (43.420058, -96.166575)
Population (2000): 2,630 (1,172 housing units)
Area: 35.602920 sq mi (land), 0.007533 sq mi (water)

Rock, IL (precinct, FIPS 06992995)
Location: (37.515020, -88.155713)
Population (2000): 663 (338 housing units)
Area: 56.723974 sq mi (land), 2.078030 sq mi (water)

Rock, WI (town, FIPS 14168625)
Location: (44.548595, -90.248927)
Population (2000): 856 (316 housing units)
Area: 34.504037 sq mi (land), 0.044090 sq mi (water)

Rock, MN (County, FIPS 133)
Location: (43.667243, -96.242131)
Population (2000): 9,721 (4,137 housing units)
Area: 482.609501 sq mi (land), 0.233498 sq mi (water)

Rock, IA (township, FIPS 16793666)
Location: (43.206752, -96.286639)
Population (2000): 3,589 (1,426 housing units)
Area: 35.455283 sq mi (land), 0.101873 sq mi (water)

Rock, IA (township, FIPS 03593657)
Location: (42.694078, -95.680699)
Population (2000): 216 (95 housing units)
Area: 35.935924 sq mi (land), 0.009638 sq mi (water)

Rock, IA (township, FIPS 19393669)
Location: (42.435898, -95.738389)
Population (2000): 695 (325 housing units)
Area: 37.014769 sq mi (land), 0.054431 sq mi (water)

Rock, ND (township, FIPS 03767340)
Location: (46.328114, -101.737729)
Population (2000): 23 (10 housing units)
Area: 35.574607 sq mi (land), 0.009355 sq mi (water)

Rock, MN (township, FIPS 11754916)
Location: (44.076095, -96.134439)
Population (2000): 184 (74 housing units)
Area: 35.768921 sq mi (land), 0.090341 sq mi (water)

Rock, WI (town, FIPS 10568600)
Location: (42.616272, -89.067721)
Population (2000): 3,338 (1,358 housing units)
Area: 29.530197 sq mi (land), 0.513714 sq mi (water)

Rock, NE (County, FIPS 149)
Location: (42.507127, -99.470110)
Population (2000): 1,756 (935 housing units)
Area: 1008.457758 sq mi (land), 3.395633 sq mi (water)

Rock, WI (County, FIPS 105)
Location: (42.654411, -89.049110)
Population (2000): 152,307 (62,187 housing units)
Area: 720.468467 sq mi (land), 5.728001 sq mi (water)

Rock Creek-Lima, IL (township, FIPS 01564892)
Location: (42.074228, -89.793222)
Population (2000): 2,171 (925 housing units)
Area: 54.005114 sq mi (land), 0.011730 sq mi (water)

The Rock-Yatesville, GA (CCD, FIPS 29393000)
Location: (32.933284, -84.206715)
Population (2000): 2,901 (1,171 housing units)
Area: 88.420815 sq mi (land), 0.279248 sq mi (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Rock

Rock\, n. See Roc.

Rock

Rock\, n. [OE. rocke; akin to D. rok, rokken, G. rocken, OHG. roccho, Dan. rok, Icel. rokkr. Cf. Rocket a firework.] A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. --Chapman.

Sad Clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain, That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid. --Spenser.

Rock

Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.]

1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.

Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott.

2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.

3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2.

4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.

5. (Zo["o]l.) The striped bass. See under Bass.

Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.

Rock alum. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as Roche alum.

Rock barnacle (Zo["o]l.), a barnacle (Balanus balanoides) very abundant on rocks washed by tides.

Rock bass. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under Bass. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass.

Rock builder (Zo["o]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera.

Rock butter (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate.

Rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name.

Rock cavy. (Zo["o]l.) See Moco.

Rock cod (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish.

Rock cook. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European wrasse (Centrolabrus exoletus). (b) A rockling.

Rock cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.

Rock crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus Cancer, as the two species of the New England coast (C. irroratus and C. borealis). See Illust. under Cancer.

Rock cress (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as Arabis petr[ae]a, A. lyrata, etc.

Rock crystal (Min.), limpid quartz. See Quartz, and under Crystal.

Rock dove (Zo["o]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also rock doo.

Rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc.

Rock duck (Zo["o]l.), the harlequin duck.

Rock eel. (Zo["o]l.) See Gunnel.

Rock goat (Zo["o]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.

Rock hopper (Zo["o]l.), a penguin of the genus Catarractes. See under Penguin.

Rock kangaroo. (Zo["o]l.) See Kangaroo, and Petrogale.

Rock lobster (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera Panulirus and Palinurus. They have no large claws. Called also spiny lobster, and sea crayfish.

Rock meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence.

Rock milk. (Min.) See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.

Rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear.

Rock oil. See Petroleum.

Rock parrakeet (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian parrakeet (Euphema petrophila), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green.

Rock pigeon (Zo["o]l.), the wild pigeon (Columba livia) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under Pigeon.

Rock pipit. (Zo["o]l.) See the Note under Pipit.

Rock plover. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe.

Rock ptarmigan (Zo["o]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan (Lagopus rupestris), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back.

Rock rabbit (Zo["o]l.), the hyrax. See Cony, and Daman.

Rock ruby (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.

Rock salt (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities.

Rock seal (Zo["o]l.), the harbor seal. See Seal.

Rock shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera.

Rock snake (Zo["o]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake (Python regia) of Africa, and the rock snake of India (P. molurus). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus Morelia.

Rock snipe (Zo["o]l.), the purple sandpiper (Tringa maritima); -- called also rock bird, rock plover, winter snipe.

Rock soap (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue.

Rock sparrow. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus Petronia, as P. stulla, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow (Puc[ae]a ruficeps).

Rock tar, petroleum.

Rock thrush (Zo["o]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus Monticola, or Petrocossyphus; as, the European rock thrush (M. saxatilis), and the blue rock thrush of India (M. cyaneus), in which the male is blue throughout.

Rock tripe (Bot.), a kind of lichen (Umbilicaria Dillenii) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity.

Rock trout (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Hexagrammus, family Chirad[ae], native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also sea trout, boregat, bodieron, and starling.

Rock warbler (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian singing bird (Origma rubricata) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also cataract bird.

Rock wren (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus Salpinctes, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico.

Rock

Rock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rocked;p. pr. & vb. n. Rocking.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r["u]cken to move, push, pull.]

1. 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.

A rising earthquake rocked the ground. --Dryden.

2. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet. "Sleep rock thy brain." --Shak.

Note: Rock differs from shake, as denoting a slower, less violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements. It differs from swing, which expresses a vibratory motion of something suspended.

Rock

Rock\, v. i. 1. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.

The rocking town Supplants their footsteps. --J. Philips .

2. To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.

Rock

(Heb. tsur), employed as a symbol of God in the Old Testament (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. 22:3; Isa. 17:10; Ps. 28:1; 31:2,3; 89:26; 95:1); also in the New Testament (Matt. 16:18; Rom. 9:33; 1 Cor. 10:4). In Dan. 2:45 the Chaldaic form of the Hebrew word is translated "mountain." It ought to be translated "rock," as in Hab. 1:12 in the Revised Version. The "rock" from which the stone is cut there signifies the divine origin of Christ. (See STONE.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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