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Synonyms for rocks
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : rok |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɒk |
Top 10 synonyms for rocks Other synonyms for the word rocks
- agitate
- anchor
- bedrock
- billow
- boulder
- bulwark
- careen
- cobblestone
- concuss
- cornerstone
- crag
- crust
- defense
- falter
- heave
- jiggle
- jog
- jounce
- lodge
- lurch
- mainstay
- mass
- mineral
- move
- ore
- oscillate
- pebble
- pitch
- promontory
- protection
- push and pull
- quake
- quarry
- quaver
- quiver
- reef
- reel
- Rock of Gibraltar
- roll
- roll about
- shelf
- slag
- stagger
- strength
- support
- sway
- swing
- toss
- totter
- tremble
- undulate
- vibrate
- wobble
Définition of rocks
Origin :- plural of rock (n.1). Meaning "ice cubes" is from 1946; slang meaning "testicles" is first recorded in phrase get (one's) rocks off "achieve intense satisfaction." On the rocks "ruined" is from 1889, figurative use of the expression with reference to ships (by 1735).
- noun stone
- noun foundation
- verb move back and forth
- We found they had left, and there was no water on the rocks.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Nothing showed on the rocks, nothing showed on the face of the cliff.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- There was no trace of the body in the waters, no drop of blood on the rocks.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- There was no sign of the body of Andrew Lanning among the rocks.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Among these rocks, now, he would stand no chance with Sally.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Then he tossed his tin dishes away and they fell clattering on the rocks.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Gone is the mass of the mountains, the stoniness of rocks, the hard solidity of iron.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- The waves are whirling their boat past the rocks into the shallows.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- If we do not veer we will be upon the rocks within the hour.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The rocks in that place when struck give out a pleasant sound.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
Antonyms for rocks
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