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Woodrock :: Woodrock (n.) A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.

Barnacle :: Barnacle (n.) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle..

Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip..

Intrusion :: Intrusion (n.) The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another..

Huronian :: Huronian (a.) Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in time to the latter part of the Archaean age..

Rockfish :: Rockfish (n.) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch.

Thalassic :: Thalassic (a.) Of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to rocks formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom.

Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle..

Eurypterus :: Eurypterus (n.) A genus of extinct Merostomata, found in Silurian rocks. Some of the species are more than three feet long..

Semicrystalline :: Semicrystalline (a.) Half crystalline; -- said of certain cruptive rocks composed partly of crystalline, partly of amorphous matter..

Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..

Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night..

Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves..

Rock :: Rock (n.) That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.

Rift :: Rift (v. t.) To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds..

Nest :: Nest (n.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock..

Rocking :: Rocking (a.) Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking..

Sandworm :: Sandworm (n.) Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters..

Frocked :: Frocked (a.) Clothed in a frock.

Stocky :: Stockwork (n.) A metalliferous deposit characterized by the impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or nests irregularly grouped. This kind of deposit is especially common with tin ore. Such deposits are worked in floors or stories.

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