rocks
pronunciation
How to pronounce rocks in British English: UK
How to pronounce rocks in American English: US
Word Origin
- rocks (n.)
- plural of rock (n.1). Meaning "ice cubes" is from 1946; slang meaning "testicles" is first recorded in phrase get (one's) rocks off "achieve intense satisfaction." On the rocks "ruined" is from 1889, figurative use of the expression with reference to ships (by 1735).
Example
- 1. Each theory predicts a different mixture of surface rocks .
- 2. His art is balancing rocks .
- 3. All the things were giants , not rocks .
- 4. Siswanto crosses between rocks to catch lobsters .
- 5. The ages of rocks between these two were little more than guesswork .