Engelsk navneord: rock | |||
1. | rock (om ting) a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He threw a rock at me. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | stone | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | natural object | ||
Mere specifikke termer | achondrite, bedrock, boulder, bowlder, calculus, chondrite, clastic rock, concretion, crystal, crystallization, intrusion, outcrop, outcropping, pebble, petrifaction, rock outcrop, sill, stepping stone, tor, wall rock, whin, whinstone, xenolith | ||
2. | rock (om masse el. substans) material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | That mountain is solid rock. Stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | stone | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | material, stuff | ||
Mere specifikke termer | aphanite, calc-tufa, caliche, claystone, conglomerate, crushed rock, dolomite, emery rock, emery stone, fieldstone, gravel, greisen, igneous rock, limestone, magma, marble, matrix, metamorphic rock, pudding stone, pumice, pumice stone, quartzite, road metal, sedimentary rock, shingling, sial, sima, tufa | ||
Vedrærer disse specifikke termer | mineral | ||
3. | Rock (om person) United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | John Rock | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | gynaecologist, gynecologist, woman's doctor | ||
4. | rock (om person) (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was her rock during the crisis. Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | good person | ||
5. | rock (om mad) hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rock candy | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | candy, confect | ||
6. | rock (om kommunikation) a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | popular music, popular music genre | ||
Mere specifikke termer | acid rock, art rock, heavy metal, heavy metal music, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, punk, punk rock | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | backbeat | ||
Indenfor samme emneområde | backbeat | ||
7. | rock (om handling) pitching dangerously to one side | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | careen, sway, tilt | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | lurch, pitch, pitching | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: rock | |||
1. | rock (om bevægelse) move back and forth or sideways | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ship was rocking. The tall building swayed. She rocked back and forth on her feet. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | shake, sway | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | move back and forth | ||
Mere specifikke termer | nutate, roll, swag, totter | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | rock, sway | ||
2. | rock (om bevægelse) cause to move back and forth | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Rock the cradle. Rock the baby. The wind swayed the trees gently. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | sway | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | rock, shake, sway | ||