## Meanings
1. The hard solid material that forms part of the Earth's surface; a large stone.
2. To move gently back and forth or from side to side.
3. A type of loud popular music played mainly on electric guitars and drums.
4. A person who is strong, steady, and dependable.

## Examples
- They threw rocks at the window.
- She rocked the cradle to put the baby to sleep.
- I usually listen to rock on the weekends.
- You've always been a rock in my life, and I really appreciate it.

## Synonyms
- bedrock
- hit
- judder
- shake
- sway
- waver

## Derived Forms
- bedrock
- blackrock
- caprock
- castlerock
- cock-of-the-rock
- dunnrock
- dyke-rock
- flatrock
- glenrock
- gritrock
- gyprock
- hardrock

## Related Forms
- rockite

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: atter
- Root: rokkr

## Etymology
* As an English surname, from the noun rock. Compare Roach. * Also as an English surname, misdivision of Middle English atter oke (“at the oak”). Compare Nock. * As an English occupational surname, from Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”). Compare Rocker. * As an Irish surname, translated from names like Mac Conchairge (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú + carraig, see also McHarg. * As a German surname Röck, variant of the personal name Rocco, see Roche. * Also as a German surname, from the noun Rock (“skirt gown”). * As a French surname, shortened from Roquebrune, Rocquebrune (see Rocque) or L…

## AI Etymology
Rock * As an English surname, from the noun rock. Compare Roach. * Also as an English surname, misdivision of Middle English atter oke (“at the oak”). Compare Nock. * As an English occupational surname, from Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”). Compare Rocker. * As an Irish surname, translated from names like Mac Conchairge (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú + carraig, see also McHarg. * As a German surname Röck, variant of the personal name Rocco, see Roche. * Also as a German surname, from the noun Rock (“skirt gown”). Modern senses include the hard solid material that forms part of the Earth's surface; a large stone. and to move gently back and forth or from side to side.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bedrock, blackrock, caprock, castlerock, cock-of-the-rock, and dunnrock and related forms such as rockite.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Materials & Substances

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