What is the difference between ground and rock?

In uncountable terms the difference between ground and rock

is that ground is soil, earth while rock is the flax or wool on a distaff.

In countable terms the difference between ground and rock

is that ground is a soccer stadium while rock is distaff.

In lang=en terms the difference between ground and rock

is that ground is the tune on which descants are raised; the plain song while rock is a precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

In transitive terms the difference between ground and rock

is that ground is to forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly while rock is to wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).

In intransitive terms the difference between ground and rock

is that ground is to run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed while rock is to play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

As an adjective ground

is crushed, or reduced to small particles.

As a proper noun Rock is

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ground

English

(wikipedia ground)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) grund , from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (contraction used in electronics)

Noun

(senseid)(uncountable) The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

* , chapter=23

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.}}

Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground , Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts.}}

(uncountable) Terrain.

(uncountable) Soil, earth.

(countable) The bottom of a body of water.

Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

Background, context, framework, surroundings.

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The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.

crimson flowers on a white ground

In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.

In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.

Brussels ground

In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.

(architecture, mostly, in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.

Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.

(countable) A soccer stadium.

(electricity, Canadian, and, US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.

(electricity, Canadian, and, US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.

(countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground ).

(music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.

(music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

* 1592 , (William Shakespeare), '', act III, scene vii, in: ''The Works of Shake?pear V (1726), page 149:

Buck''&91;] The Mayor is here at hand; pretend ?ome fear, // Be not you ?poke with, but by mighty ?uit; // And look you get a prayer-book in your hand, // And ?tand between two churchmen, good my lord, // For on that ground I’ll build a holy de?cant: // And be not ea?ily won to our reque?ts: // Play the maid’s part, ?till an?wer nay, and take it.

The pit of a theatre.

(Ben Jonson)

Synonyms

* (electricity) earth (British)

Derived terms

* aboveground / above ground * air-to-ground * aground * break ground * breeding ground * burial ground * common ground * cricket ground * cumber ground / cumber-ground / cumberground * dead ground * ear to the ground * facts on the ground * fairground * figure and ground * from the ground up * gain ground * get off the ground * give ground * gill-over-the-ground * go to ground * ground bait * ground ball * ground bass * ground beetle * ground berry * ground-breaker * ground-breaking * ground cable * ground cedar * ground cherry * ground cloth * ground clutter * ground control * ground cover * ground effect * ground fault * ground fir * ground fire * ground fish * ground floor * ground forces * ground game * ground glass * ground hemlock * ground hog / ground-hog / groundhog * ground itch * ground ivy * ground lamella * ground laurel * ground level * ground loop * groundly * ground meristem * ground noise * ground offensive * ground out * ground pangolin * ground pine * ground plan * ground plane * ground plate * ground plum * ground pounder * ground proximity warning system * ground rattlesnake * ground rent * ground robin * ground roller * ground rule / ground-rule * ground-shaker * ground shark * ground sloth * groundsman * ground snake * ground speed * ground spider * ground squirrel * ground state * ground stroke * ground substance * ground swell * ground tackle * ground tissue * ground-to-air * ground truth * ground water * ground wave * ground wire * ground zero * groundwork * high ground / moral high ground * hit the ground running * home ground * kiss the ground someone walks on * know one's ass from a hole in the ground * lose ground * middle ground * neutral ground * off the ground * on the ground * parade ground * picnic ground * pleasure ground * proving ground * run into the ground * school ground * solid ground / on solid ground * stamping ground * stand one's ground * stomping ground * teeing ground * testing ground * thick on the ground * thin on the ground * underground * vantage ground * (ground)

Verb

(en verb)
To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

If you don't clean your room, I'll be forced to ground you.

Carla, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were yesterday.

My kids are currently grounded from television.

To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded .

To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

Jim was grounded in maths.

(baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).

Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat.

(cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out

To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.

The ship grounded on the bar.

To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

* Bible, Ephesians iii. 17

being rooted and grounded in love

* Sir W. Hamilton

So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground even an argument to his negation.

(fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

Etymology 2

* See also milled.

Verb

(head)
(grind)

I ground the coffee up nicely.

Adjective

(-)
Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

ground mustard seed

Processed by grinding.

lenses of ground glass

Synonyms

* milled

Derived terms

* ground beef * ground pepper * stone-ground

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rock
English
(wikipedia rock)
Etymology 1
From (etyl) rocke, ).http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=rock&searchmode=none
Noun

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= High and wet , passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.

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

(UK) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.

A large hill or island having no vegetation.

* Pearl, Wikipedia [http://www.answers.com/topic/paarl]

The location is particularly well known for its Pearl Mountain or "Pearl Rock'". This huge granite rock is formed by three rounded outcrops that make up Pearl Mountain and has been compared in majesty to Uluru (formerly known as ' Ayers Rock ) in Australia."

(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.

* 1611 , (w), ,

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

* 1991 , Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman, (Soapdish) , Paramount Pictures,

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

(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.

(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

A lump or cube of ice.

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

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

(US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.

(South Africa, slang, derogatory) An Afrikaner.

An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

(basketball, informal) A basketball (ball).

A fish, the striped bass.

A fish, the huss or rock salmon.

We ordered rock and chips to take away.

Synonyms
* (natural mineral aggregate) stone * (projecting mass of rock) cliff * (boulder or large stone) boulder, pebble, stone * foundation, support * (precious stone or gem) gem, diamond * (lump of ice) ice, ice cube * (crystallized lump of crack cocaine) crack * (Afrikaner) Afrikaner
Derived terms
* bedrock * between a rock and a hard place * dumb as rocks/dumb as a box of rocks * get one's rocks off * hit the rock * hit the rocks * on the rocks * rock bottom * rock crystal * rock dove * Rock English * rockery * rock garden * rock hard * rock hound * rockiness * rockness * Rock of Ages * rock pigeon * rock rabbit * rock salt * rock scorpion * rock solid * rocky * see rocks ahead * solid as a rock * steady as a rock * sunken rock * the Rock * The Rock
References

Etymology 2
From (etyl) rokken, from (etyl) roccian, from (etyl) ).
Verb
(en verb)
(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.

* , chapter=12
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=To Edward […] he was terrible, nerve-inflaming, poisonously asphyxiating. He sat rocking himself in the late Mr. Churchill's swing chair, smoking and twaddling.}}

To cause to shake or sway violently.

* (John Dryden)

A rising earthquake rocked the ground.

To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

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

(intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=April 24, author=Phil Dawkes, work=BBC Sport
, title= Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea , passage=The Blues' challenge had been rocking at that point, with Terry's centre-back partner Gary Cahill lost to injury and Barca having just levelled the tie through Busquets's neat, close-range finish from Isaac Cuenca's pull-back.}}
(euphemistic) to make love to or have sex with someone.

": I just wanna rock you, all night long.

": Rock''' me gently, '''rock me slowly, take it easy, don't you know, 'cause I have never been loved like this before.

Derived terms
* rock along * rock and roll * rock with laughter * rocker * rockily * rocking chair * rocky * rocky chair * rock the boat * rock-a-bye * the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
Noun
(en noun)
An act of rocking.

Etymology 3
Shortened from rock and roll. Since the meaning of (term) has adapted to mean a simpler, more modern, metal-like genre, (term) has generally been left referring to earlier forms such as that of the 1950s, notably more swing-oriented style.
Noun
(-)
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.

Synonyms
* (style of music)
Verb
(en verb)
To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

Let’s rock !

(slang) To be very favourable or skilful; to excel.

Chocolate rocks .

to thrill or excite, especially with rock music

Let's rock this joint!

to do something with excitement yet skillfully

I need to rock a piss.

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

* 2011 , Tim Jonze, The Guardian , 29 Apr 2011:

Take today, where she's rocking that well-known fashion combo – a Tory Burch outfit offset with a whacking great bruise attained by smacking her head on a plane's overhead lockers.

* {{quote-news
, year=2012 , date=May 8 , author= , title=Rhianna dazzles at the Met Gala , work=The Sun newspaper citation , passage= Rihanna was the pick of the best bunch, rocking a black backless crocodile dress from Tom Ford’s Autumn 2012 collection}}
Synonyms
* (be very favourable or skilful) rule
Antonyms
* (be very favourable or skilful) suck
Derived terms
* acid rock * alternative rock * Britrock * Christian rock * cock rock * country rock * dadrock * deathrock * folk rock * glam rock * glitter rock * gothic rock * hard rock * J-rock * krautrock * pop rock * post-rock * progressive rock * punk rock * punk rocker * rockabilly * * rocker * soft rock * space rock * stoner rock * technorock
Related terms
* rock and roll
Etymology 4
From (etyl) rok, rocke , rokke, perhaps from (etyl) .
Noun

(countable) distaff

* Spenser

Sad Clotho held the rocke , the whiles the thread / By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain, / That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid.

(Chapman)

(uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.

Synonyms
* (distaff) distaff * (flax or wool)
Etymology 5

Noun
(en noun)
(mythical bird)

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