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rock - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | rock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move back and forth |
| Synonyms: | agitate, billow, careen, convulse, falter, heave, jiggle, jog, jolt, jounce, lurch, move, oscillate, pitch, quake, quaver, quiver, reel, roll, shake, shock, stagger, sway, swing, toss, totter, tremble, undulate, vibrate, wobble, concuss, push and pull, roll about |
| Antonyms: | hold, stabilize |
| Main Entry: | rock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stone |
| Synonyms: | bedrock, crust, earth, gravel, lava, lodge, mass, metal, ore, promontory, quarry, reef, rubble, shelf, slab, slag, boulder, cobblestone, crag, mineral, pebble |
| Main Entry: | rock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation |
| Synonyms: | anchor, bulwark, cornerstone, defense, mainstay, protection, strength, support, Rock of Gibraltar |
| Main Entry: | bastion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support; fortified place |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, citadel, defense, fortification, fortress, mainstay, parapet, prop, protection, rock, stronghold, support, breastwork, tower of strength |
| Antonyms: | weak spot, weakness |
| Main Entry: | billow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surge |
| Synonyms: | balloon, belly, bloat, bounce, bulge, heave, pitch, ripple, rock, roll, swell, toss, undulate, wave, ebb and flow, puff up, rise and fall, rise up |
| Main Entry: | cradle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in arms; nurture |
| Synonyms: | lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over |
| Main Entry: | dandle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | caress, cuddle |
| Synonyms: | amuse, cosset, cradle, dance, fondle, love, nuzzle, pet, play, rock, sport, toss, toy*, ride on knee, toy with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | daze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, shock |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, astound, befuddle, benumb, bewilder, blind, blur, confound, dazzle, disorder, distract, dizzy, dumbfound, flabbergast, mix up, muddle, mystify, numb, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, petrify, puzzle, rock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise, addle, befog, fuddle |
| Antonyms: | expect |
| Main Entry: | disaster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accident, trouble |
| Synonyms: | act of God*, adversity, affliction, bad luck, bad news*, bale, bane, blight, blow, bust, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collapse, collision, crash, debacle, defeat, depression, emergency, exigency, failure, fall, fiasco, flood, flop, grief, harm, hazard, holocaust, hot water, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, reverse, rock, rough, ruin, setback, slip, stroke, tragedy, undoing, upset, washout*, woe, fell stroke, hard luck, ill luck, ruination, the worst |
| Antonyms: | blessing, good luck, miracle, prosperity, success, triumph, win, wonder, good fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | falter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stumble, stutter |
| Synonyms: | break, flounder, fluctuate, fluff, halt, hem and haw*, hesitate, lurch, quaver, reel, rock, roll, scruple, shake, stagger, stammer, teeter, topple, totter, tremble, vacillate, waver, wobble, be undecided, bobble, drop the ball, speak haltingly, stub toe, trip up, whiffle |
| Antonyms: | continue, endure, maintain, persist, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone; treasure |
| Synonyms: | bauble*, glass*, hardware*, jewel, jewelry, masterpiece, nonpareil, ornament, paragon, pearl, pick, prize, rock*, stone, sparkler, trump* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jewelry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stones, metals worn as decoration |
| Synonyms: | adornment, band, bangle, bauble, beads, bracelet, brass, brooch, chain, charm, costume, cross, crown, finery, frippery, gem, glass*, gold, ice*, jewel, junk*, knickknack, necklace, ornament, pin, regalia, ring, rock, rosary, silver, stone, tiara, treasure, trinket, anklet, bijou, cameo, choker, diamonds, earring, lavaliere, locket, pendant, solitaire, sparkler, stickpin, tie pin |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise; push suddenly |
| Synonyms: | astonish, bowl over*, bump, churn, convulse, discompose, disturb, floor, jar, jerk, jog, jostle, knock, lay out*, perturb, rock, shake, shake up*, shock, shove, stagger, start, startle, stun, upset, knock over*, spring something on, throw a curve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lurch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move toward with jerk |
| Synonyms: | blunder, bumble, careen, dodge, duck, falter, flounder, heave, jerk, lean, list, pitch, reel, rock, roll, seesaw, slide, slip, stagger, stumble, sway, swing, teeter, tilt, toss, totter, wallow, weave, wobble, yaw, move to the side |
| Antonyms: | retreat |
| Main Entry: | music |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sounds that are pleasant, harmonized |
| Synonyms: | a cappella, acoustic, air, chamber, classical, folk, fusion, hard rock, harmony, hymn, instrumental, jazz, measure, melody, modern, piece, popular, rap, refrain, rock, singing, song, soul, strain, swing, tune, bebop, bop, heavy metal, opera, plainsong, ragtime, rock and roll |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | nugget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lump, solid piece; often of metal |
| Synonyms: | chunk, clod, clump, gold, hunk, ingot, mass, plum, rock, treasure, wad*, bullion, ore asset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oscillate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | dangle, flicker, fluctuate, lurch, palpitate, pitch, pivot, reel, ripple, rock, roll, seesaw, stagger, sway, swing, switch, swivel, teeter, thrash, toss, totter, undulate, vacillate, vary, vibrate, waddle, wag, waggle, waltz, wave, waver, whirl, wiggle, wobble, be unsteady, fishtail, librate, pendulate, teeter-totter |
| Notes: | oscillate means to be undecided about something or regularly swing from side to side, while osculate means to kiss or to come together - in mathematics it means to have three or more points coincident with |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | quake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake, vibrate |
| Synonyms: | convulse, cower, fluctuate, jar, move, pulsate, quail, quiver, rock, shiver, shrink, shudder, throb, totter, tremble, tremor, twitter, waver, wobble, jitter |
| Antonyms: | be still |
| Main Entry: | reef |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | underwater or partially submerged ledge |
| Synonyms: | atoll, bank, bar, beach, cay, ridge, rock, sand bar, shoal, coral reef, rock barrier, skerry |
| Main Entry: | reel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wobble; spin around |
| Synonyms: | bob, careen, falter, lurch, pitch, revolve, rock, roll, shake, stagger, stumble, sway, swim, swing, swirl, teeter, totter, turn, twirl, waver, weave, wheel, whirl, feel giddy, go around, titubate |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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