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In uncountable terms the difference between rock and punk

is that rock is the flax or wool on a distaff while punk is any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.

In countable terms the difference between rock and punk

is that rock is distaff while punk is a utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.

As a proper noun Rock

is {{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone living near a rock or an oak ( {{term|atter|lang=enm}} + {{term|oke|lang=enm}} ).

As an adjective punk is

of, from, or resembling the punk subculture.

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)

    • Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs English terms with multiple etymologies 1000 English basic words ----

    punk

    English

    Etymology 1

    Of uncertain origin. Possibly from the application of the sense

    Noun

  • (obsolete, countable) A prostitute; courtezan.
  • * , V.i.
    • My lord, she may be a punk ; for many of them are neither maid, widow, nor wife.
  • * 1663 : .
    • And made them fight, like mad or drunk,
    For Dame Religion, as for punk .
  • (countable, uncommon) The bottom in a male-male sexual relationship, especially in prison.
    • Because he was so weak, Vinny soon became Tony's punk .
  • * 1946 , Mezz Mezzrow & Bernard Wolfe, Really the Blues , Payback Press 1999, p. 15:
    • A punk , if you want it in plain English, is a boy with smooth skin who takes the place of a woman in a jailbird's love life.
  • (countable) A juvenile delinquent; a young, petty criminal or trouble-maker; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
  • (countable) Any worthless person.
  • * 1971 ,
    • I know what you're thinking, punk'. You're thinking, "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, I've forgotten myself in all this excitement. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? / Well, do ya, ' punk ?
  • (uncountable) A social and musical movement rooted in rebelling against the established order.
  • (uncountable) The music of the punk movement, known for short songs with electric guitars, strong drums, and a direct, unproduced approach.
  • (countable, sometimes as informal plural punx) A person who belongs to that movement and/or listens to that music, a punk rocker.
    • Usage notes
    The most common use of the term is in the term punk rock (for a certain social and musical movement). In the UK, this is the only common usage.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of, from, or resembling the subculture.
    • ''You look very punk with your t-shirt, piercing and chains.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pimp.
    • Tony punked-out Vinny when he was low on smokes.
  • To forcibly perform anal sex upon an unwilling partner.
    • Ricky punked his new cell-mates.
  • To prank.
    • I got expelled when I punked the principal.
  • To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
    • Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked (out) at the last minute.
    Usage notes
    The relatively tame 21st century usage of punk'' to mean "prank" was popularized by the American television show . Until as recently as the late 20th century, ''punk'' still connoted rape or submitting to anal rape (''punk-out''). The second use of the term ''punk-out'' is now comparable to acting like a ''pussy and mildly implies submissive behavior in general.
    Synonyms
    * see

    Derived terms

    * cyberpunk * post-punk * protopunk * punk music * punk rock * punkabilly * punker * punkette * punkish * punkling * punkster * punky * ska punk

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps a reduction of Lenape Talking Dictionary'', punkw.Robert K. Barnhart (editor), ''The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology'' (H. W. Wilson, 1988), page 864: "Probably borrowed from Algonquian (Delaware) ''ponk , literally, living ashes."

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
  • * 1899 , H. B. Cushman, History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians , page 271:
    • On one occasion a venerable old Indian man, who, in order to light his pipe, was trying to catch a spark upon a piece of punk struck from his flint and steel; ...
  • * 1922 , Harry Ignatius Marshall, The Karen People of Burma , page 61:
    • The oil is mixed with bits of dry wood or punk and moulded into sticks about a cubit long and an inch in diameter by putting it into joints of small bamboo.
  • * 2001 , William W. Johnstone, War of the Mountain Man , page 116:
    • He made him a little smoldering pocket of punk to light the fuses and waited.
  • (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
  • * 1907 , Jack London, The Road , [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14658]:
    • On the end a coal of fire slowly smouldered. It would last for hours, and my cell-mate called it a "punk ."
  • * 1994 , Ashland Price, Viking Tempest , page 353:
    • Then, without another word, he rose and left the shelter, apparently in order to light the vessel's wick with a punk from the dying campfire.
  • * 2004 , Shawn Shiflett, Hidden Place , page 221:
    • He raised the cylinder high in the air with his bare hand, used a punk to light the fuse, and KABOOM !

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