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==Common meanings== |
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* [[Rock (geology)]], a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids |
* [[Rock (geology)]], a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids |
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* [[Rock music]], a genre of popular music |
* [[Rock music]], a genre of popular music |
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==Places== |
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* [[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 |
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* [[Rock (rapper)]] (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper |
* [[Rock (rapper)]] (born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper |
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* The Rock, (born [[Dwayne Johnson]] in 1972), American actor and wrestler |
* The Rock, (born [[Dwayne Johnson]] in 1972), American actor and wrestler |
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==Arts, entertainment, and media== |
==Arts, entertainment, and media== |
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===Fictional characters=== |
===Fictional characters=== |
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* [[Rock (comics)]], in the DC Comics universe |
* [[Rock (comics)]], a character in the DC Comics universe |
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* [[Rock (manga)]], a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series |
* [[Rock (manga)]], a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series |
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* [[Rock Howard]], the playable character in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' |
* [[Rock Howard]], the playable character in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' |
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* [[Mega Man (character)]], |
* [[Mega Man (character)]], also called Rock, from the ''Mega Man'' series |
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* [[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 |
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* [[Sgt. Rock]], a DC Comics character |
* [[Sgt. Rock]], a DC Comics character |
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===Literature=== |
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===Music=== |
===Music=== |
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* [[Rock (album)|''Rock'' (album)]], a 2003 nu-metal album by Pleymo |
* [[Rock (album)|''Rock'' (album)]], a 2003 nu-metal album by Pleymo |
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* [[Rock (Casting Pearls EP)|''Rock'' (Casting Pearls EP)]] (2002) |
* [[Rock (Casting Pearls EP)|''Rock'' (Casting Pearls EP)]] (2002) |
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* [[Rocks (Harem Scarem album)|''Rocks'' (Harem Scarem album)]] (2001) |
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* ''[[R.O.C.K.]]'', a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka |
* ''[[R.O.C.K.]]'', a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka |
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* ''[[Rock!!!!!]]'', an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995 |
* ''[[Rock!!!!!]]'', an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995 |
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* [[Rocks (Harem Scarem album)|''Rocks'' (Harem Scarem album)]] (2001) |
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* ''[[The Cosmos Rocks]]'', a studio album by Queen and Paul Rodgers (2008) |
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* [[Rocks (song)|"Rocks" (song)]], by Primal Scream (1994) |
* [[Rocks (song)|"Rocks" (song)]], by Primal Scream (1994) |
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===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media=== |
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* [[Uprock]] or rock, a form of street dance |
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==Computing and technology== |
==Computing and technology== |
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==Food== |
==Food== |
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* [[Rock (confectionery)]], a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery |
* [[Rock (confectionery)]], a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery |
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* [[Rock salmon]], often referred to as rock |
* [[Rock salmon]], often referred to as rock |
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==Slang== |
==Slang== |
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* [[Crack cocaine]] or rock |
* [[Crack cocaine]] or rock |
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* [[Diamond]] or rock |
* [[Diamond]], or rock |
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* [[Gemstone]] or rock |
* [[Gemstone]], or rock |
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==Sports== |
==Sports== |
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* Rock, used in the sport of [[curling]] |
* Rock, used in the sport of [[curling]] |
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* "Rocks", a nickname of the [[Colorado Rockies]] Major League Baseball team |
* "Rocks", a nickname of the [[Colorado Rockies]] Major League Baseball team |
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* [[Stone put]] |
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* [[Toronto Rock]], of the National Lacrosse League |
* [[Toronto Rock]], of the National Lacrosse League |
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* [[Distaff]], a tool used in spinning |
* [[Distaff]], a tool used in spinning |
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* [[Memorial Stadium (Indiana)]], on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock<!--move to The Rock (disambiguation)--> |
* [[Memorial Stadium (Indiana)]], on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock<!--move to The Rock (disambiguation)--> |
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* [[ROCK1]], a human gene |
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* [[USS Rock (SS-274)|USS ''Rock'' (SS-274)]], a US Navy submarine |
* [[USS Rock (SS-274)|USS ''Rock'' (SS-274)]], a US Navy submarine |
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* [[ROC (disambiguation)]] |
* [[ROC (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[ROCK (disambiguation)]] |
* [[ROCK (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[ROCK1]], a human gene |
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* [[Rockey (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Rockies (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Rockies (disambiguation)]] |
Revision as of 09:56, 1 January 2019
Rock most often refers to:
Rock or Rocks may refer to:
Common meanings
Rock most often refers to:
- Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
- Rock music, a genre of popular music
Places
United Kingdom
- Rock, Cornwall, a village in England
- Rock, County Tyrone, a village in Northern Ireland
- Rock, Northumberland, a village in England
- Rock, Worcestershire, a village and civil parish in England
- Rock, a hamlet in Washington, West Sussex, England
United States
- Rock, Kansas, an unincorporated community
- Rock, Michigan, an unincorporated community
- Rock, Missouri, an unincorporated community
- Rock, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin, a town in southern Wisconsin
- Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin, a town in central Wisconsin
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
- Rock County (disambiguation)
- Rock Creek (disambiguation)
- Rock Island (disambiguation)
- Rock Lake (disambiguation)
- Rock River (disambiguation)
- Rock Mountain (disambiguation)
- Rock Township (disambiguation)
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
- 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
- Rock (album), a 2003 nu-metal album by Pleymo
- Rocks (Aerosmith album) (1976)
- Rock (Casting Pearls EP) (2002)
- R.O.C.K., a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka
- Rock!!!!!, an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995
- Rocks (Harem Scarem album) (2001)
- The Cosmos Rocks, a studio album by Queen and Paul Rodgers (2008)
Songs
- "Rock" a 2017 song by hip hop artist Plies from his mixtape Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3
- "Rock", one of the tracks on Soft/Rock, a single by Lemon Jelly
- "Rocks" (song), by Primal Scream (1994)
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
- Rock (magazine), a former Yugoslav music magazine
- Rock, a novel by Hal Ellson
- Rock Records, a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980
- Uprock or rock, a form of street dance
Computing and technology
- Rock (processor), a microprocessor by Sun Microsystems
- Rocks (PHP)
- Rocks Cluster Distribution, Linux distribution for cluster computing
Food
- Rock (confectionery), a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery
- Rock candy
- Rock salmon, often referred to as rock
Slang
- Crack cocaine or rock
- Diamond, or rock
- Gemstone, or rock
Sports
- Rock, used in the sport of curling
- "Rocks", a nickname of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team
- Steinstossen
- Stone put
- Stone skipping
- Toronto Rock, of the National Lacrosse League
Other uses
- Criminal rock throwing
- Distaff, a tool used in spinning
- Memorial Stadium (Indiana), on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock
- ROCK1, a human gene
- USS Rock (SS-274), a US Navy submarine