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.";
hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored;
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me";
(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;
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984);
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";
move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet";
cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently";
