Diamond vs. Rock

Diamond and Rock Definitions
Diamond
An extremely hard, highly refractive crystalline form of carbon that is usually colorless and is used as a gemstone and in abrasives, cutting tools, and other applications.
Rock
Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
Diamond
A piece of jewelry containing such a gemstone.
Rock
A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
Diamond
A rhombus, particularly when oriented so that one diagonal extends from left to right and the other diagonal extends from top to bottom.
Rock
A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.
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Diamond
A red, lozenge-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
Rock
A naturally formed aggregate of mineral matter constituting a significant part of the earth's crust.
Diamond
A playing card with this figure.
Rock
One that is similar to or suggestive of a mass of stone in stability, firmness, or dependability
The family has been his rock during this difficult time.
Diamond
Diamonds (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
Rock
Rocks(Slang) Money.
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Diamond
The infield.
Rock
(Slang) A large gem, especially a diamond.
Diamond
The whole playing field.
Rock
(Slang) Crack cocaine.
Diamond
Of or relating to a 60th or 75th anniversary.
Rock
A varicolored stick candy.
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Diamond
To adorn with diamonds.
Rock
Rock candy.
Diamond
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. Category:en:Carbon
The saw is coated with diamond.
Rock
A rocking motion.
Diamond
A gemstone made from this mineral.
The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
Rock
The act of rocking.
Diamond
A ring containing a diamond.
What a beautiful engagement diamond.
Rock
(Music) A form of popular music characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, rock incorporates a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Also called rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll.
Diamond
A very pale blue color.
Rock
To move back and forth or from side to side, especially gently or rhythmically.
Diamond
Something that resembles a diamond.
Rock
To sway violently, as from a blow or shock.
Diamond
(geometry) A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
Rock
To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker. Used of ores.
Diamond
(geometry) The polyiamond made up of two triangles.
Rock
(Music) To play or dance to rock music.
Diamond
(baseball) The entire field of play used in the game.
Rock
(Slang) To be excellent or outstanding. Used in exclamations of approval.
Diamond
(baseball) The infield of a baseball field.
The teams met on the diamond.
Rock
To move (a child, for example) back and forth or from side to side, especially in order to soothe or lull to sleep.
Diamond
(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.
I have only one diamond in my hand.
Rock
To cause to shake or sway violently.
Diamond
A size of type, standardised as 2 point.
Rock
To disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium of; upset
News of the scandal rocked the town.
Diamond
The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 2-point.
Rock
To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.
Diamond
Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
He gave her diamond earrings.
Rock
To wash or pan (ore) in a cradle or rocker.
Diamond
Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.
Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
Rock
In mezzotint engraving, to roughen (a metal plate) with a rocker or roulette.
Diamond
Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.
Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
Rock
(Slang) To exhibit, display, or use with flair
The actor rocked a pair of diamond-studded sunglasses at the movie premiere.
Diamond
(slang) First-rate; excellent.
He's a diamond geezer.
Rock
A formation of minerals, specifically:
Diamond
To adorn with or as if with diamonds
Rock
(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
The face of the cliff is solid rock.
Diamond
A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.
Rock
A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
The ship crashed on the rocks.
Diamond
A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.
Rock
(chiefly British) A boulder or large stone; or a smaller stone; a pebble.
Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
Diamond
One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond.
Rock
(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
Diamond
A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups.
Rock
(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
Look at the size of that rock on her finger!
Diamond
The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles.
Rock
A large hill or island having no vegetation.
Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.
Diamond
The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen.
Rock
(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
Diamond
Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field.
Rock
A lump or cube of ice.
I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
Diamond
A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
Rock
A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!
Diamond
Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Rock
A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
Diamond
A playing card in the minor suit of diamonds
Rock
An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
Diamond
The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
Rock
An Afrikaner.
Diamond
The baseball playing field
Rock
An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
Rock
Any of several fish:
Rock
The striped bass.
Rock
The huss or rock salmon.
We ordered rock and chips to take away.
Rock
A basketball.
Yo homie, pass the rock!
Rock
A mistake.
Rock
(curling) stone.
Rock
(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.
Rock
A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
Rock
A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
Rock
An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
Rock
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.
Rock
(countable) Distaff.
Rock
(uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.
Rock
To move gently back and forth.
Rock the baby to sleep.
The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.
Rock
(transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.
Don't rock the boat.
Rock
(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
The boat rocked at anchor.
Rock
To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.
Rock
(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.
She rocked my world.
Rock
(intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
Rock
To be cool.
That band rocks!
Rock
To make love to or have sex with.
Rock
(intransitive) To sway one's body as a stim.
Rock
(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
Let's rock!
Rock
To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
Chocolate rocks.
My holidays in Ibiza rocked! I can't wait to go back.
Rock
(transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.
Let's rock this joint!
Rock
(transitive) To do something with excitement yet skillfully.
I need to rock a piss.
Rock
(transitive) To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
Rock
See Roc.
Rock
A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning.
Sad Clotho held the rocke, the whiles the threadBy grisly Lachesis was spun with pain,That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid.
Rock
A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See Stone.
Come one, come all! this rock shall flyFrom its firm base as soon as I.
Rock
Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds.
Rock
That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress.
Rock
Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
Rock
The striped bass. See under Bass.
Rock
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.
A rising earthquake rocked the ground.
Rock
To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet.
Rock
To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
The rocking townSupplants their footsteps.
Rock
To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair.
Rock
A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;
He threw a rock at me
Rock
Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;
That mountain is solid rock
Stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
Rock
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
Rock
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;
He was her rock during the crisis
Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church
Rock
Hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
Rock
A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western;
Rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.
Rock
Pitching dangerously to one side
Rock
Move back and forth or sideways;
The ship was rocking
The tall building swayed
She rocked back and forth on her feet
Rock
Cause to move back and forth;
Rock the cradle
Rock the baby
The wind swayed the trees gently