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rock

/ɹɑk/ noun A2
  1. The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. (uncountable) · The face of the cliff is solid rock.
  2. A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water. (countable, uncountable) · The ship crashed on the rocks.
  3. Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) · Look at the size of that rock on her finger!
  5. A large hill or island having no vegetation. (countable, uncountable) · The captain named it Pearl Rock after the rising sun illuminated the surface of the island.
  6. Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) · 1991, Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman, Soapdish, Paramount Pictures, Celeste Talbert: She is my rock, my right hand.
  7. A lump or cube of ice. (countable, uncountable) · I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
  8. A crystallized lump of crack cocaine. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)

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A chorus of boisterous laughter came from the other rocks, and Dorothy saw hundreds of the armless Hammer-Heads upon the hillside, one behind every rock.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 138 · B2
“Ten years with Sir Charles Chandos—as solid as a rock.
The Valley of Fear, p. 36 · C1
It was a very wide ditch, and when they crept up to the edge and looked into it they could see it was also very deep, and there were many big, jagged rocks at the bottom.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 38 · B2
The four travelers passed through the rest of the forest in safety, and when they came out from its gloom saw before them a steep hill, covered from top to bottom with great pieces of rock.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 137 · B2

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