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rocks

/ɹɒks//ɹɑks/

rocks is the plural of rock.

rocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rock.

Noun

rocks pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Money.
  2. (plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar) Testicles.
  3. (plural, plural-only, slang) Crack cocaine.
    • You seem a bit out of it lately, have you been smoking rocks again?

Meaning of rock

Noun

rock (countable and uncountable, plural rocks)

  1. (uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
    • The face of the cliff is solid rock.
    Synonyms:
    stone
  2. A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
    • The ship crashed on the rocks.
    Synonyms:
    cliff
  3. (Ireland, UK) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
    • Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
    Synonyms:
    boulder, pebble, stone
  4. Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
  5. (colloquial) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
    • Look at the size of that rock on her finger!
    Synonyms:
    gem, diamond
  6. A large hill or island having no vegetation.
    • The captain named it Pearl Rock after the rising sun illuminated the surface of the island.

See all 62 meanings of rock

Words formed from rocks

Phrases with rocks

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Words that rhyme with rocks

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Questions about rocks

What does rocks mean?
Rocks means money.
What is rocks the plural of?
Rocks is the plural of rock.
What part of speech is rocks?
Rocks is a noun.
How do you pronounce rocks?
Rocks is pronounced /ɹɒks/.

Words near rocks in the dictionary

  1. rockproof
  2. rockrose
  3. rockroses
  4. rockrunner
  5. rockrunners
  6. rocks
  7. rocks along
  8. rocks and rolls
  9. Rocks and Shoals
  10. rocks for jocks
  11. rocks glass

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