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Look up: rock

  1. rock
    [n] - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth`s crust 2. [n] - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter 3. [n] - pitching dangerously to one side 4. [v] - cause to move back and forth 5. [v] - move back and forth in an unstable manner
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Rock
    music derived from blues and country music in the 1950`s
    Found on http://www.guitartools.co.uk/guitar_and_

  3. Rock
    A consolidated or unconsolidated aggregate of minerals or organic materials. (Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences). Rocks can be made of a single type of mineral, or more than one mineral. For example, limestone is made (mostly) of calcite and quartzite is made just of quartz. Granite is made up of three main minerals: quartz, feldspar and mica
    Found on http://www.sedgwickmuseum.org/education/

  4. rock
    deformation of the base so that an article does not stand firmly on a flat surface Category: Various industries and crafts • excessive play between ground surfaces intended to match Category: Various industries and crafts • (curling) Mr. X sweeps Mr. Y`s rock down the highs. ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Rock
    (= Rock-1, ROK-b; Rock-2, ROKa) Serine threonine kinases, putative targets for rho activation. Rock-2 may act as an effector for GTP-Rho-A in inducing cytoskeletal rearrangement.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  6. Rock
    Rock noun See Roc .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/88

  7. Rock
    Rock noun [ Middle English rocke ; akin to Dutch rok , rokken , German rocken , Old High German roccho , Danish rok , Icelandic rokkr . Confer Rocket a firework.] A distaff used in spinning; the...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/88

  8. Rock
    Rock noun [ Old French roke , French roche ; confer Armor. roc'h , and Anglo-Saxon rocc .] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone . « Come one, come all! thi...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/88

  9. Rock
    Rock transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rocked ; present participle & verbal noun Rocking .] [ Anglo-Saxon roccian ; akin to Danish rokke to move, to snake; confer ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/88

  10. Rock
    Rock intransitive verb 1. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter. « The rocking town Supplants their footsteps.» J. Philips . 2. To roll or saway backward and f...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/88

  11. rock
    1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone. 'Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.' (Sir W. Scott) ... 2. <geology> Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  12. rock
    careen noun pitching dangerously to one side
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. rock
    stone noun material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth`s crust; `that mountain is solid rock`; `stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. rock
    noun (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; `he was her rock during the crisis`; `Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church`--Gospel According to Matthew
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. Rock
    noun United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. rock
    noun a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; `he threw a rock at me`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. rock
    noun hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. Rock
    • (n.) A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone. • (n.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth`s crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. • (v. i.) To move or be moved backward and for...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  19. rock
    form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s.[54 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/58

  20. rock
    in geology, naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals. Such aggregates constitute the basic unit of which the solid Earth is ... [29 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/58

  21. Rock
    Rock is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Rock` From Old English. Rock doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Rock appeared In the top-1000 was 48 years ago, In 1960. It ranked #764 In that year. . 1960 was a `top year` for the name Rock. (Based on 128 years of n...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Rock

  22. Rock
    The USS Rock was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Rock had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  23. Rock
    Rock is slang for a jewel, especially a diamond.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  24. Rock
    Rock is slang for a jewel, especially a diamond.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  25. Rock
    A compact and consolidated mass of mineral matter. Three types of rock are recognized: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo



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9 February 2012

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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