rock - English word #829

Translation

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

Word origin

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

Gender

Pluralrocks

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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.

stone

A small, hard piece of rock that you can pick up in your hand.

earth

The planet where we live, or the ground and soil under our feet.

beach

A flat area of sand or small stones next to the sea.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

field

A wide piece of open ground, often with grass, where food grows or animals stay.

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