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Rock [rok] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
rock [rok]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: stone
Synonyms: bedrock, boulder, cobblestone, crag, crust, earth, gravel, lava, lodge, mass, metal, mineral, ore, pebble, promontory, quarry, reef, rubble, shelf, slab, slag
Main Entry: rock
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move back and forth
Synonyms: agitate, billow, careen, concuss, convulse, falter, heave, jiggle, jog, jolt, jounce, lurch, move, oscillate, pitch, push and pull, quake, quaver, quiver, reel, roll, roll about, shake, shock, stagger, sway, swing, toss, totter, tremble, undulate, vibrate, wobble
Antonyms: hold, stabilize
Main Entry: agitate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shake physically
Synonyms: beat, churn, concuss, convulse, disturb, rock, rouse, stir, toss
Antonyms: calm, lull, quiet, soothe, tranquilize
Example Sentences
  • Ancient people the world over illustrated rock walls with paintings or carvings evocative of their environment and belief systems.
  • Organic molecules inside space rock were probably the result of plain old chemistry.
  • They have found that the mice interbreed with mice from other habitats and migrate between rock types.
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Main Entry: bastion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: support; fortified place
Synonyms: breastwork, bulwark, citadel, defense, fortification, fortress, mainstay, parapet, prop, protection, rock, stronghold, support, tower of strength
Antonyms: weak spot, weakness
Main Entry: billow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: surge
Synonyms: balloon, belly, bloat, bounce, bulge, ebb and flow, heave, pitch, puff up, ripple, rise and fall, rise up, rock, roll, swell, toss, undulate, wave
Main Entry: bluff
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: precipice
Synonyms: bank, cliff, crag, escarpment, headland, hill, mountain, peak, promontory, ridge, rock
Main Entry: cradle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold in arms; nurture
Synonyms: lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over
Main Entry: dance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: moving feet and body to music
Synonyms: Charleston, bob, boogie, boogie down, bunny hop, caper, careen, cavort, conga, cut a rug, disco, flit, foot it, foxtrot, frolic, gambol, get down, hoof it, hop, hustle, jig, jitter, jitterbug, jive, jump, leap, one-step, prance, promenade, rhumba, rock, rock n' roll, samba, shimmy, skip, spin, step, strut, sway, swing, tango, tap, tread, trip, trip the light fantastic, twist, two-step, waltz, whirl
Main Entry: dandle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: caress, cuddle
Synonyms: amuse, cosset, cradle, dance, fondle, love, nuzzle, pet, play, ride on knee, rock, sport, toss, toy with, toy*
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