/rɒk/

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Meaning

The hard, solid material that mountains are made of, or a large piece of it.

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Word origin

From Old French roque, meaning a large mass of hard stone.

Origin
Old French
Root
roque

Grammar

Gender
Pluralrocks

Examples

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"Rock" is a large piece of hard, solid material.

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"Rocks" is the plural, meaning more than one rock.

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Here "rock" is one large, hard piece by the water.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 2: rock, bag, park and 7 more words.