Definition of rock

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Rock (v. i.) To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair..

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Terrane :: Terrane (n.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively..
Crock :: Crock (n.) Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher..
Woodrock :: Woodrock (n.) A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.
Brock :: Brock (n.) A badger.
Unpin :: Unpin (v. t.) To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame..
Scarry :: Scarry (a.) Like a scar, or rocky eminence; containing scars..
Sea Gown :: Sea gown () A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners..
Eruptive :: Eruptive (a.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic..
Scaur :: Scaur (n.) A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.
Saxicava :: Saxicava (n.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.
Picrite :: Picrite (n.) A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc..
Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip..
Log :: Log (v. i.) To move to and fro; to rock.
Elvanite :: Elvanite (n.) The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course..
Terebrating :: Terebrating (a.) Boring; perforating; -- applied to molluskas which form holes in rocks, wood, etc..
Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian..
Unfrock :: Unfrock (v. t.) To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest..
Neptunian :: Neptunian (a.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian rocks..
Alter :: Alter (v. i.) To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure..
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (v. t.) To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest..
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