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All 4 letters words made out of rock

rock orck rcok crok ocrk cork rokc orkc rkoc kroc okrc korc rcko crko rkco krco ckro kcro ockr cokr okcr kocr ckor kcor

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word rock. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in rock.

Definitions and meaning of rock

rock

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɒk/
• (General American) enPR: rŏk, IPA^(key): /ɹɑk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɹɔk/
• Homophones: roc, rawk
• Rhymes: -ɒk

Etymology 1

From Middle English rocke, rokke (“rock formation”), from Old English *rocc (“rock”), as in Old English stānrocc (“high stone rock, peak, obelisk”), and also later from Anglo-Norman roque, (compare Modern French roc, roche, rocher), from Medieval Latin rocca (attested 767), of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be of Celtic (in particular, perhaps Gaulish) origin (compare Breton roc'h). Related also to Middle Low German rocke (“rock ledge”).

Noun

rock (countable and uncountable, plural rocks)

1. A formation of minerals, specifically:
   1. (uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

   2. A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.

   3. (chiefly British) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.

   4. (geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
   5. (slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
2. A large hill or island having no vegetation.

3. (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
   • 1991, Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman, Soapdish, Paramount Pictures,

     Celeste Talbert: She is my rock, my right hand.

4. A lump or cube of ice.

5. (British, uncountable) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

6. (US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.

   Synonyms: crack rock, candy
7. (US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
8. (South Africa, slang, derogatory) An Afrikaner.
9. (US poker slang) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
10. Any of several fish:
    1. The striped bass.
    2. The huss or rock salmon.

       We ordered rock and chips to take away.

11. (US, basketball, slang) A basketball.
12. (US, baseball, slang) A mistake.
13. (curling) Synonym of stone.
14. (rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
15. (informal, cricket) A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
16. (CB radio slang) A crystal used to control the radio frequency.

Synonyms

• (natural mineral aggregate): stone
• (projecting mass of rock): cliff
• (boulder or large stone): boulder, pebble, stone
• (something strong, stable, and dependable): foundation, support
• (precious stone or gem): gem, diamond
• (lump of ice): ice, ice cube
• (crystallized lump of crack cocaine): crack
• (Afrikaner): Afrikaner
• bedrock

Hyponyms

• (geology): country rock, ingenious rock

Derived terms

Translations

References

Etymology 2

From Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian, from Proto-West Germanic *rokkōn, from Proto-Germanic *rukkōną (compare obsolete Dutch rokken, Middle High German rocken (“to drag, jerk”), Modern German rücken (“to move, shift”), Icelandic rukka (“to yank”)), from Proto-Germanic *rugnōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ruk-néh₂, from *h₃rewk-, *h₃runk- (compare Latin runcāre (“to weed”), Latvian rũķēt (“to toss, dig”)).

Verb

rock (third-person singular simple present rocks, present participle rocking, simple past and past participle rocked)

1. (transitive and intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
2. (transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.
3. (intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

4. (transitive and intransitive, of ore etc.) To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

5. (transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

6. (intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
7. (intransitive, stative) to be cool.

8. (slang, transitive, euphemistic) to make love to or have sex with.
9. (intransitive) To sway one's body as a stim.

Synonyms

• (move gently back and forth): waver; see also Thesaurus:sway
• (cause to shake violently): agitate, trouble
• (sway violently back and forth): judder; see also Thesaurus:shake
• (do well): cook with gas, flourish
• (be good): rules
• (have sex with): go to bed with, hit, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

rock (plural rocks)

1. An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.

Translations

Etymology 3

Shortened from rock and roll. Since the meaning of rock has adapted to mean a simpler, more modern, metal-like genre, rock and roll has generally been left referring to earlier forms such as that originating in the 1950s, notably more swing-oriented style.

Noun

rock (uncountable)

1. A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.

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Translations

Verb

rock (third-person singular simple present rocks, present participle rocking, simple past and past participle rocked)

1. (intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
2. (intransitive, slang) To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.

   Synonym: rule

   Antonyms: stink, suck

3. (transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.

4. (intransitive) To have people dancing and enjoying rock music.
5. (transitive) To do something with excitement yet skillfully.

7. (transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).

   Synonym: sport

Related terms

• rock and roll

Translations

Etymology 4

From Middle English rok, rocke, rokke, perhaps from Middle Dutch rocke (whence Dutch rokken), Middle Low German rocken, or Old Norse rokkr (whence Icelandic / Faroese rokkur, Danish rok, Swedish spinnrock (“spinning wheel”)). Cognate with Old High German rocko (“distaff”).

Noun

rock (countable and uncountable, plural rocks)

1. (countable) Distaff.
2. (uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.

Translations

Etymology 5

Noun

rock (plural rocks)

1. Archaic form of roc (mythical bird)

Anagrams

• Cork, Kroc, cork

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈrɔk]

Noun

rock m (uncountable)

1. rock, rock music

Further reading

• “rock” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rock”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “rock” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrok]

Noun

rock m inan

1. rock (style of music)

Declension

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From English rock.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔk
• IPA^(key): /rɔk/

Noun

rock m (uncountable)

1. rock (style of music)

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrok/, [ˈro̞k]

Noun

rock

1. rock (style of music)

Declension

Synonyms

• rock-musiikki
• rokki

Derived terms

Further reading

• “rock”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔk/

Noun

rock m (uncountable)

1. rock (style of music)

Derived terms

• (n.) rockeur m / rockeuse f
• (v.) rocker

Further reading

• “rock”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

From English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrokː]
• Hyphenation: rock

Noun

rock (plural rockok)

1. (music) rock (style of music)

   Synonym: rockzene

Declension

Derived terms

• rockos

Related terms

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Hyphenation: ròck

Noun

rock m (uncountable)

1. rock (style of music)

Further reading

• rock in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification: rock
• Homophones: rok, Rok

Noun

rock m inan

1. rock (style of music)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• rock in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rock in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• roque

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rock.

Pronunciation

Noun

rock m (uncountable)

1. rock (style of music)

   Synonym: rock and roll

Derived terms

• roqueiro

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rock.

Noun

rock n (plural rockuri)

1. rock

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrok/ [ˈrok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: rock

Noun

rock m (plural rocks)

1. rock (music style)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Derived terms

• roquero m, roquera f
• rockero m, rockera f
• rockear
• rockódromo m
• rock pesado

Related terms

Further reading

• “rock”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹rɔk/, [¹rɔkː]
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rokker, from Middle Low German rock, from Old Saxon rok, from Proto-Germanic *rukkaz.

Noun

rock c

1. a coat, an overcoat

Declension

Synonyms

• kappa
• päls
• trenchcoat
• ulster

Related terms

• rockslag
• svartrock
• söndagsrock
• vinterrock
• vitrock
• ytterrock
• överrock

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rock.

Noun

rock c (uncountable)

1. (music, uncountable) rock, rock and roll

Declension

Derived terms

• könsrock
• punkrock
• rockband
• rockmusik
• rockring

See also

• rock'n'roll

References

• rock in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rock in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• rock in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Source: wiktionary.org