stonerock
stonerock noun: a projecting rock or crag; a large boulder.
Noun
stonerock (plural stonerocks)
- A projecting rock or crag; a large boulder.
- The late settlement of the flanks of Crowborough Beacon, the edges of Ashdown Forest, the narrow defile of the Dudwell valley in Burwash and the 'stonerock' fields in Eridge and Rotherfield are examples of the colonization of this least workable of land.1967, H. E. Hallam, H. P. R. Finberg, Joan Thirsk, The Agrarian History of England and Wales, volume 2
Proper noun capitalized: Stonerock
Stonerock (plural Stonerocks)
- A surname.
Forms of stonerock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stonerocks |
| alternative form | stone-rock |
| alternative form | stone rock |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Stonerocks |
Origin of stonerock
From Middle English *stonrock, ston-roche, stanroch, from Old English stānrocc. By surface analysis, stone + rock.
Questions about stonerock
- What does stonerock mean?
- Stonerock means a projecting rock or crag; a large boulder.
- What part of speech is stonerock?
- Stonerock can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of stonerock?
- The plural of stonerock is stonerocks.
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