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Noun

S: (n) rock (rock%1:17:01::), stone (stone%1:17:00::) (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter) "he threw a rock at me"

direct hyponym / full hyponym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) natural object (natural_object%1:03:00::) (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)

S: (n) cocoon (cocoon%1:05:00::) (silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs)
S: (n) body (body%1:08:00::), organic structure (organic_structure%1:08:00::) (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)) "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
S: (n) body (body%1:08:02::), dead body (dead_body%1:08:00::) (a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person) "they found the body in the lake"
S: (n) asterism (asterism%1:17:00::) ((astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation))
S: (n) black body (black_body%1:17:00::), blackbody (blackbody%1:17:00::), full radiator (full_radiator%1:17:00::) (a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it) "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium"
S: (n) body (body%1:17:00::) (an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects) "heavenly body"
S: (n) carpet (carpet%1:17:00::) (a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet) "a carpet of flowers"; "the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet"
S: (n) celestial body (celestial_body%1:17:00::), heavenly body (heavenly_body%1:17:00::) (natural objects visible in the sky)
S: (n) consolidation (consolidation%1:17:00::) (something that has consolidated into a compact mass) "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"
S: (n) constellation (constellation%1:17:00::) (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
S: (n) covering (covering%1:17:00::), natural covering (natural_covering%1:17:00::), cover (cover%1:17:00::) (a natural object that covers or envelops) "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
S: (n) extraterrestrial object (extraterrestrial_object%1:17:00::), estraterrestrial body (estraterrestrial_body%1:17:00::) (a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere)
S: (n) mechanism (mechanism%1:17:00::) (a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function) "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"
S: (n) nest (nest%1:17:00::) (a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young)
S: (n) radiator (radiator%1:17:00::) (any object that radiates energy)
S: (n) rock (rock%1:17:01::), stone (stone%1:17:00::) (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter) "he threw a rock at me"
S: (n) sample (sample%1:17:00::) (all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class)
S: (n) tangle (tangle%1:17:00::) (a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven) "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"
S: (n) universe (universe%1:17:00::), existence (existence%1:17:00::), creation (creation%1:17:00::), world (world%1:17:01::), cosmos (cosmos%1:17:00::), macrocosm (macrocosm%1:17:00::) (everything that exists anywhere) "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
S: (n) plant part (plant_part%1:20:00::), plant structure (plant_structure%1:20:00::) (any part of a plant or fungus)

derivationally related form

S: (n) rock (rock%1:27:00::), stone (stone%1:27:00::) (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust) "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
S: (n) Rock (rock%1:18:01::), John Rock (john_rock%1:18:00::) (United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984))
S: (n) rock (rock%1:18:00::) ((figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable) "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew
S: (n) rock candy (rock_candy%1:13:02::), rock (rock%1:13:00::) (hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint))
S: (n) rock 'n' roll (rock_'n'_roll%1:10:00::), rock'n'roll (rock'n'roll%1:10:00::), rock-and-roll (rock-and-roll%1:10:00::), rock and roll (rock_and_roll%1:10:00::), rock (rock%1:10:01::), rock music (rock_music%1:10:00::) (a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western) "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
S: (n) rock (rock%1:04:00::), careen (careen%1:04:00::), sway (sway%1:04:01::), tilt (tilt%1:04:01::) (pitching dangerously to one side)

Verb

S: (v) rock (rock%2:38:00::), sway (sway%2:38:00::), shake (shake%2:38:02::) (move back and forth or sideways) "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
S: (v) rock (rock%2:38:06::), sway (sway%2:38:06::) (cause to move back and forth) "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"