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{{wiktionary|Rock|Rocks|rock|rocks}}
{{wiktionary|Rock|Rocks|rock|rocks}}
'''Rock''' or '''Rocks''' may refer to:
'''Rock''' most often refers to:
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==Common meanings==
* [[Rock (geology)]], a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* [[Rock (geology)]], a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* [[Rock music]], a form of popular music
* [[Rock music]], a genre of popular music

'''Rock''' or '''Rocks''' may also refer to:
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==Places==
==Places==
===United Kingdom===
===United Kingdom===
* Rock, Caerphilly, a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Ri-Ror#Roa-Ror|location]] in Wales
* [[Rock, Cornwall]], a village in England
* [[Rock, Cornwall]], a village in England
* [[Rock, County Tyrone]], a village in Northern Ireland
* [[Rock, County Tyrone]], a village in Northern Ireland
* Rock, Devon, a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Ri-Ror#Roa-Ror|location]] in England
* Rock, Neath Port Talbot, a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Ri-Ror#Roa-Ror|location]] in Wales
* [[Rock, Northumberland]], a village in England
* [[Rock, Northumberland]], a village in England
* Rock, Somerset, a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Ri-Ror#Roa-Ror|location]] in England
* [[Rock, West Sussex]], a hamlet in Washington, England
* [[Rock, Worcestershire]], a village and civil parish in England
* [[Rock, Worcestershire]], a village and civil parish in England
* Rock, a hamlet in [[Washington, West Sussex]], England


===United States===
===United States===
* [[Rock, Kansas]], an unincorporated community
* [[Rock, Kansas]], an unincorporated community
* [[Rock, Michigan]], an unincorporated community
* [[Rock, Michigan]], an unincorporated community
* [[Rock, Missouri]], an unincorporated community
* [[Rock, West Virginia]], an unincorporated community
* [[Rock, West Virginia]], an unincorporated community
* [[Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin]], a town in southern Wisconsin
* [[Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin]], a town in southern Wisconsin
* [[Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin]], a town in central Wisconsin
* [[Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin]], a town in central Wisconsin
* [[Rock County, Minnesota]]
* [[Rock County, Nebraska]]
* [[Rock County, Wisconsin]]
* [[Rock Mountain (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Township (disambiguation)]]

===Multiple countries===
* [[Rock Creek (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Island (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Lake (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock River (disambiguation)]]


===Elsewhere===
===Elsewhere===
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* [[Jamaica]], an island in the Caribbean is locally referred to as the "Rock"
* [[Jamaica]], an island in the Caribbean is locally referred to as the "Rock"
* [[Niue]], an island near Tonga referred to as the "Rock" by residents
* [[Niue]], an island near Tonga referred to as the "Rock" by residents
* [[Rock of Gibraltar]], British overseas territory near the southernmost tip of Spain
* [[Rock of Gibraltar]], a British overseas territory near the southernmost tip of Spain

===Multiple entities===
* [[Rock County (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Creek (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Island (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Lake (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock River (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Mountain (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rock Township (disambiguation)]]


==People==
==People==
* [[Rock (name)]], a list of people with the surname, first name or nickname
* [[Rock (name)]], a list of people with the surname, first name or nickname
* The Rock, (born [[Dwayne Johnson]] in 1972), American actor and wrestler
<!-- Please limit this to people who are known by the single name Rock - not people with Rock as a first or last name -->
* [[Rock (rapper)]] (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper
* [[Rock (rapper)]] (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper
* Man Mountain Rock, later stage name used by professional wrestler [[Maxx Payne]]
* Man Mountain Rock, later stage name used by professional wrestler [[Maxx Payne]]
* Rock aka Blade Runner Rock, early ring name used by [[The Ultimate Warrior]] while as a member of the Blade Runners tag team.
* The Rock, (born [[Dwayne Johnson]] in 1972), American actor and wrestler
<!-- Please limit this to people who are known by the single name Rock - not people with Rock as a first or last name -->


==Arts, entertainment, and media==
==Fictional characters==
===Fictional characters===
* [[Rock (comics)]], in the DC Comics universe
* [[Rock (manga)]], a recurring major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series
* [[Rock (comics)]], a character in the DC Comics universe
* [[Mega Man (character)]], from the series of the same name, whose other name is Rock
* [[Rock (manga)]], a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series
* [[Sgt. Rock]], a DC Comics character
* [[Rock Howard]], the playable character in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''
* [[Mega Man (character)]], also called Rock, from the ''Mega Man'' series
* [[Chuck Rock]], the playable character in the 1991 self-titled side-scrolling platform video game
* [[Chuck Rock]], the playable character in the 1991 self-titled side-scrolling platform video game
* [[Sgt. Rock]], a DC Comics character


==Music==
===Music===
====Albums====
* [[Rock Records]], a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980
* [[Rock (album)|''Rock'' (album)]], a 2003 nu-metal album by Pleymo
* [[Rock (album)|''Rock'' (album)]], by Pleymo (2003)
* ''[[Rock!!!!!]]'', by Violent Femmes (1995)
* [[Rock (Casting Pearls EP)|''Rock'' (Casting Pearls EP)]]
* ''[[R.O.C.K.]]'', by Kirka (1986)
* [[Rock (Casting Pearls EP)|''Rock'' (Casting Pearls EP)]] (2002)
* [[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|''Rocks'' (Aerosmith album)]] (1976)
* [[Rocks (Aerosmith album)|''Rocks'' (Aerosmith album)]] (1976)
* [[Rocks (Harem Scarem album)|''Rocks'' (Harem Scarem album)]] (2001)
* [[Rocks (Harem Scarem album)|''Rocks'' (Harem Scarem album)]] (2001)
* ''[[R.O.C.K.]]'', a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka
* ''[[Rock!!!!!]]'', an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995
* [[Rocks (song)|"Rocks" (song)]], by Primal Scream
* "Rock", one of the tracks on "[[Soft/Rock]]", a single by Lemon Jelly


==Publications==
====Songs====
* "Rock", by Joe Morris from ''[[Singularity (Joe Morris album)|Singularity]]'' (2001)
* [[Rock (magazine)|''Rock'' (magazine)]], Yugoslav music magazine
* "Rock", by Lemon Jelly from the single [[Soft/Rock]] (2001)
* "Rock" by [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] from the mixtape ''Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3'' (2017)
* [[Rocks (song)|"Rocks" (song)]], by Primal Scream (1994)
* "Rocks", by Imagine Dragons from ''[[Night Visions]]'' (2012)

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
* [[Rock (magazine)|''Rock'' (magazine)]], a former Yugoslav music magazine
* ''Rock'', a novel by [[Hal Ellson]]
* ''Rock'', a novel by [[Hal Ellson]]
* [[Rocks (film)|''Rocks'' (film)]], a 2019 British coming-of-age drama film
* [[Das Rad|''Rocks (Das Rad)'']], a 2001 German animated short
* [[Rock Records]], a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980
* [[Uprock]] or rock, a form of street dance


==Computing==
==Computing and technology==
* [[Rock (processor)]], microprocessor by Sun Microsystems
* [[Rock (processor)]], a microprocessor by Sun Microsystems
* [[Rocks (PHP)]]
* [[Rocks Cluster Distribution]], Linux distribution for cluster computing
* [[Rocks Cluster Distribution]], Linux distribution for cluster computing


==Food==
==Food==
* [[Rock (confectionery)]], a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery
* [[Rock (confectionery)]], a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery
* [[Rock candy]], also known as sugar candy or rock sugar
* [[Rock salmon]], often referred to as rock
* [[Rock salmon]], often referred to as rock

==Slang==
* [[Crack cocaine]] or rock
* [[Diamond]], or rock
* [[Gemstone]], or rock


==Sports==
==Sports==
===Teams and leagues===
* Rock, used in the sport of [[curling]]
* "Rocks", a nickname of the [[Colorado Rockies]] Major League Baseball team
* "Rocks", a nickname of the [[Colorado Rockies]] Major League Baseball team
* [[Toronto Rock]], of the National Lacrosse League
* [[Toronto Rock]], of the National Lacrosse League
===Sports that use rocks===

* [[Curling]], a sport in which players slide a stone or rock on a sheet of ice, towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles
==Slang==
* [[Steinstossen]], the Swiss variant of stone put, a competition in throwing a heavy stone or rock
* [[Crack cocaine]]
* [[Stone put]], a competition in throwing a heavy stone or rock
* [[Diamond]]
* [[Stone skipping]] (or stone skimming), the art of throwing a flat stone or rock
* [[Gemstone]]
===Other===
* [[Rock (ski course)]] in China, the downhill course for the 2022 Winter Olympics


==Other uses==
==Other uses==
* [[Alcatraz Prison]], nicknamed "The Rock"
* [[Uprock]] or rock, a form of street dance
* [[Criminal rock throwing]]
* [[Distaff]], a tool used in spinning
* [[Distaff]], a tool used in spinning
* [[Memorial Stadium (Indiana)]], on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock<!--move to The Rock (disambiguation)-->
* [[ROCK1]], a human gene
* [[USS Rock (SS-274)|USS ''Rock'' (SS-274)]], a US Navy submarine
* [[USS Rock (SS-274)|USS ''Rock'' (SS-274)]], a US Navy submarine
* [[Rock (landform)]], a type of islet
* [[Memorial Stadium (Indiana)]], on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock<!--move to The Rock (disambiguation)-->
* [[The Cosmos Rocks]], studio album by Queen and Paul Rodgers


==See also==
==See also==
* [[ROCK1]], a human gene
* {{lookfrom}}
* {{lookfrom}}
* {{intitle|Rock}}
* {{intitle}}
* [[The Rock (disambiguation)]]
* [[.rocks]]
* [[ROC (disambiguation)]]
* [[ROCK (disambiguation)]]
* [[ROCK (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rockey (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rockies (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rocky (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rok (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rok (disambiguation)]]
* [[ROC (disambiguation)]]
* [[Roque (disambiguation)]]
* [[Roque (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rox (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rox (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rocky (disambiguation)]]
* [[The Rock (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rockey (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rockies (disambiguation)]]


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Latest revision as of 19:23, 22 May 2024

Look up Rock, Rocks, rock, or rocks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Rock most often refers to:

Rock or Rocks may also refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

United States

Elsewhere

  • Corregidor, an island in the Philippines also known as "The Rock"
  • Jamaica, an island in the Caribbean is locally referred to as the "Rock"
  • Niue, an island near Tonga referred to as the "Rock" by residents
  • Rock of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory near the southernmost tip of Spain

Multiple entities

People

  • Rock (name), a list of people with the surname, first name or nickname
  • Rock (rapper) (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper
  • Man Mountain Rock, later stage name used by professional wrestler Maxx Payne
  • Rock aka Blade Runner Rock, early ring name used by The Ultimate Warrior while as a member of the Blade Runners tag team.
  • The Rock, (born Dwayne Johnson in 1972), American actor and wrestler

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Rock (comics), a character in the DC Comics universe
  • Rock (manga), a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series
  • Rock Howard, the playable character in Garou: Mark of the Wolves
  • Mega Man (character), also called Rock, from the Mega Man series
  • Chuck Rock, the playable character in the 1991 self-titled side-scrolling platform video game
  • Sgt. Rock, a DC Comics character

Music

Albums

Songs

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Computing and technology

Food

Slang

Sports

Teams and leagues

Sports that use rocks

  • Curling, a sport in which players slide a stone or rock on a sheet of ice, towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles
  • Steinstossen, the Swiss variant of stone put, a competition in throwing a heavy stone or rock
  • Stone put, a competition in throwing a heavy stone or rock
  • Stone skipping (or stone skimming), the art of throwing a flat stone or rock

Other

Other uses

See also

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