Words / A2

ROK/rɒk/

Rock is a hard piece of stone: sit on a rock, a rock by the river, solid rock. It is also a type of loud popular music: rock music, a rock band, play rock. Stone is close for the material; a rock is often a larger piece outdoors. Uncountable for the material, countable for one piece. Do not call a pebble a rock unless it is fairly large.

Meaning

A hard piece of stone, or a type of loud popular music.

Examples

• “The children sat on a large rock by the river.”
• “The path was blocked by a fallen rock.”
• “They listened to rock on the radio.”

Good to know

a rock / solid rock. Music: rock music / a rock band. Close material: stone.

Near in meaning

stone

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