rock
noun
a stone of any size.
rocks
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present tense formof rock (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Kick rocks and don’t come back,” Bare told the representative, after successfully revoking the agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Gatwood hoped to put in a new fence and was raking some rocks and dirt to make the yard smoother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In rocks from the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, 240-million-year-old fossils still hold clues about the origin of the animal groups that would transform terrestrial ecosystems forever.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The giant space rocks are generally monitored by optical sensors, as they are too far away for Chilbolton's radar dish to detect.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
She picked a lettuce and a tomato for a salad and dug up a sweet potato to bake in a celebration bonfire, with fresh limpets from the rocks and coconut for dessert.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
