Rock: Encyclopedia - Rock

Rock

Rock - Geology

• Rock (geology), a substance composed of minerals.
• An islet, specifically, one that is small and with minimal soil
• A gemstone (slang), usually understood to be a diamond
• Rock salt, an unrefined form of sodium chloride

Rock - Culture and entertainment

• Rock (music), the super-genre of styles of popular music evolved from rock and roll
• Rock and roll, a genre of popular music, most prominent in 1950s and '60s, from which all rock music evolved
• Rocks (album), an album by Aerosmith
• Mega Man (character), the main character of a video game before his transformation into "Mega Man".
• To Rock someone, a slang term to describe having sex with someone
• Rock (manga), a dark young boy who is a recurrent character of Osamu Tezuka's mangas.
• Cocaine, a slang term for the drug.

Rock - Food

• Ice, commonly referred to as "rocks" when used with alcoholic beverages
• Rock (confectionery), a confectionery made and sold in many of the UK's seaside holiday resorts
• Rock candy, a type of confectionery composed of large sugar crystals.
• Rock (chicken), a breed of chicken.

Rock - Software

• ROCK Linux, a Linux distribution build kit
• Rocks Cluster Distribution, Open Source High Performance Linux Cluster Solution

Rock - The Rock

The Rock may refer to:

• Newfoundland, a slang name for the place.
• Alcatraz Island, slang name for the federal prison in San Francisco Bay
• The Rock (movie), a 1996 motion picture about the prison
• Gibraltar, is nicknamed "The Rock".
• Dwayne Johnson, a professional wrestler and actor known as "The Rock".
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, The Rock is this railroad's nickname.
• Jesus
• The Basketball a slang term for the a Basketball

Rock - Places

• Rock, Wisconsin, USA
  • Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
  • Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
• Rock, Kansas, USA
• Ayers Rock or Uluru, Australia
• Rock, Cornwall, UK
• Rock, Worcestershire, UK
• The Rocks, New South Wales, Australia

Rock - People

• Chris Rock, (1965-), African-American comedian
• Joseph Rock (1884-1962), Austrian-American explorer, geographer and botanist
• Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, A fictional character who lives in southside Dublin. (His initials spell ROCK)

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