Rock vs Rockband - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
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, title= 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.
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(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
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(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.
(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
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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.
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, title= (euphemistic) to make love to or have sex with someone.
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.
To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
(slang) To be very favourable or skilful; to excel.
to thrill or excite, especially with rock music
to do something with excitement yet skillfully
To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
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(countable) distaff
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(uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.
(geology) A rock formation that encircles a hill or mountain, separating other kinds of terrain that are above and below it.
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(band that plays rock music).
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As a verb rock
is (rycka).As a noun rockband is
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English
(wikipedia rock)Etymology 1
From (etyl) rocke, ).http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=rock&searchmode=noneNoun
High and wet, passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.
- 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."
- 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.
- Celeste Talbert: She is my rock , my right hand.
- 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) AfrikanerDerived 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 RockReferences
Etymology 2
From (etyl) rokken, from (etyl) roccian, from (etyl) ).Verb
(en verb)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.}}
- A rising earthquake rocked the ground.
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.}}
- ": 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 worldEtymology 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
(-)Synonyms
* (style of music)Verb
(en verb)- Let’s rock !
- Chocolate rocks .
- Let's rock this joint!
- I need to rock a piss.
- 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.
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) ruleAntonyms
* (be very favourable or skilful) suckDerived 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 * technorockEtymology 4
From (etyl) rok, rocke , rokke, perhaps from (etyl) .Noun
- Sad Clotho held the rocke , the whiles the thread / By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain, / That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid.
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Synonyms
* (distaff) distaff * (flax or wool)Etymology 5
rockband
English
Noun
(en noun)- His longtime friend and climbing partner, Chuck Maffei was spared from being pulled into the slide when their rope severed on a rockband .
- A 300-foot high rockband of near-vertical climbing stood between us and the summit.
- But stymied by a rockband , you are forced to traverse left instead, following cairns to gain the fire road between two large cairns.
A Day in the Life of Jay Peter Sweetly, page 12:
- He tried calling again every three minutes until his accountant arrived, but the line was always busy — busy because room-mate John was using the phone to beat the bongo drums to the rhythm of the acid rockband on the stereo.
New York Magazine, December 31, 1979, page 22:
- Babes in Toyland - Holiday family show based on Victor Herbert's classic, following the adventures of a rockband through Toyland.
Interpreter of Maladies", India Today International , Volume 4, page 159:
- By which measure he should have a library's worth of themes in his mind since his cv also lists his peregrinations as a rockband leader, radio performer, university lecturer ("crushing failure") in Kathmandu and Bangkok, travel agent ("bankrupting defeat"), highway construction worker, tourist guide, columnist and a journalist.
Teacher's Stories, Teacher's Lives, page 204:
- I started the class that day by having them listen to a powerful contemporary song by an Irish rockband .
Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance, page 172:
- Since then the scene has quickly developed: New York stars such as Bit Shifter, Nullsleep or the chiptune rockband Anamanaguchi, and also 8 Bit Weapon from California and Sabrepulse from Great Britain, tour extensively and achieve up to three million replays on internet radio Last.fm.