Sway vs. Rock
Swaynoun
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swaynoun
A rocking or swinging motion.
Swaynoun
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Swaynoun
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swaynoun
Rule; dominion; control; power.
Swaynoun
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swaynoun
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
Swayverb
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
Swayverb
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
Swayverb
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
Swayverb
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
Swayverb
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
Swayverb
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swayverb
To have weight or influence.
Swayverb
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swayverb
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
Swayverb
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
Swayverb
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.
Swayverb
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
Swayverb
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Swayverb
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Swayverb
To have weight or influence.
Swayverb
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swaynoun
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swaynoun
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
Swaynoun
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Swaynoun
Rule; dominion; control.
Swaynoun
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Swaynoun
controlling influence
Swaynoun
pitching dangerously to one side
Swayverb
move back and forth or sideways;
Swayverb
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;
Swayverb
win approval or support for;
Swayverb
cause to move back and forth;
Rocknoun
A formation of minerals, specifically:
Rocknoun
(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
Rocknoun
A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
Rocknoun
(UK) A boulder or large stone; or a smaller stone; a pebble.
Rocknoun
(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
Rocknoun
(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
Rocknoun
A large hill or island having no vegetation.
Rocknoun
(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
Rocknoun
A lump or cube of ice.
Rocknoun
A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
Rocknoun
A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
Rocknoun
An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
Rocknoun
An Afrikaner.
Rocknoun
An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
Rocknoun
Any of several fish:
Rocknoun
The striped bass.
Rocknoun
The huss or rock salmon.
Rocknoun
A basketball.
Rocknoun
(rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
Rocknoun
An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
Rocknoun
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.
Rocknoun
(countable) Distaff.
Rocknoun
(uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.
Rockverb
To move gently back and forth.
Rockverb
(transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.
Rockverb
(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
Rockverb
To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
Rockverb
(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
Rockverb
(intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
Rockverb
(euphemistic) to make love to or have sex with someone.
Rockverb
(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
Rockverb
To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
Rockverb
(transitive) to thrill or excite, especially with rock music
Rockverb
(transitive) to do something with excitement yet skillfully
Rockverb
(transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
Rocknoun
See Roc.
Rocknoun
A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
Rocknoun
A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
Rocknoun
Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
Rocknoun
That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
Rocknoun
Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
Rocknoun
The striped bass. See under Bass.
Rockverb
To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
Rockverb
To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
Rockverb
To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
Rockverb
To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.
Rocknoun
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;
Rocknoun
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;
Rocknoun
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
Rocknoun
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;
Rocknoun
hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
Rocknoun
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western;
Rocknoun
pitching dangerously to one side
Rockverb
move back and forth or sideways;
Rockverb
cause to move back and forth;
Rocknoun
the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil
Rocknoun
a mass of rock projecting above the earth's surface or out of the sea
Rocknoun
any natural material, hard or soft (e.g. clay), having a distinctive mineral composition.
Rocknoun
informal name for Gibraltar.
Rocknoun
a name for Newfoundland
Rocknoun
a large piece of rock which has become detached from a cliff or mountain; a boulder
Rocknoun
a stone of any size
Rocknoun
a kind of hard confectionery in the form of cylindrical peppermint-flavoured sticks
Rocknoun
a precious stone, especially a diamond.
Rocknoun
a small piece of crack cocaine
Rocknoun
a man's testicles.
Rocknoun
used to refer to someone or something that is extremely strong, reliable, or hard
Rocknoun
(especially with allusion to shipwrecks) a source of danger or destruction
Rocknoun
money.
Rocknoun
rock music
Rocknoun
rock and roll.
Rocknoun
a gentle movement to and fro or from side to side
Rockverb
move gently to and fro or from side to side
Rockverb
(with reference to a building or region) shake or cause to shake or vibrate, especially because of an impact, earthquake, or explosion
Rockverb
cause great shock or distress to (someone or something), especially so as to weaken or destabilize
Rockverb
dance to or play rock music
Rockverb
(of a place) be exciting or full of social activity
Rockverb
be very good or pleasing
Rockverb
wear (a garment) or affect (an attitude or style), especially in a confident or flamboyant way
