Rock most often refers to: *

Rock (geology) In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's ...

, a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids *

Rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ...

, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

* Rock, Caerphilly, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

in Wales *

Rock, Cornwall Rock ( kw, Pennmeyn) is a coastal fishing village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is opposite Padstow on the north-east bank of the River Camel estuary. The village is in the civil parish of St Minver Lowlands about north-west of Wad ...

, a village in England *

Rock, County Tyrone __NOTOC__ Rock () is a small village in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland located approximately 5 miles south-west of Cookstown. The village and surrounding area is located mainly within the parish of Desertcreat. Sport Rock St. Patric ...

, a village in Northern Ireland * Rock, Devon, a

in England * Rock, Neath Port Talbot, a

in Wales *

Rock, Northumberland Rock is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rennington, in Northumberland, England about north of Alnwick. In 1951 the parish had a population of 162. Buildings The single street has on one side cottages and gardens; on the ...

, a village in England * Rock, Somerset, a

in Wales *

Rock, West Sussex Washington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is located west of Steyning and east of Storrington on the A24 between Horsham and Worthing. The parish covers an area of . In the 2001 census 1,930 pe ...

, a hamlet in Washington, England *

Rock, Worcestershire Rock is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, which lies south-west of Bewdley. It had a population of 2,366 in 2001. In the parish is Fingerpost, the junction of the A456 and A4117 roads. The parish ...

, a village and civil parish in England

United States

Rock, Kansas Rock is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 94. History 19th century The post office was established August 12, 1870. In 1877, the ...

, an unincorporated community *

Rock, Michigan Rock is an unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan, United States. Rock is located in Maple Ridge Township along M-35 and the Canadian National Railway, north-northwest of Gladstone. Rock has a post office with ZIP code 49880. Dem ...

, an unincorporated community *

Rock, West Virginia Rock is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Rock is located along West Virginia Route 71, northeast of Montcalm. Rock has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provi ...

, an unincorporated community *

Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin Rock is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,338 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Afton is in the town of Rock. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total are ...

, a town in southern Wisconsin *

Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin Rock is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Lindsey and Nasonville are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the t ...

, a town in central Wisconsin

Elsewhere

Corregidor Corregidor ( tl, Pulo ng Corregidor, ) is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Philippines, and is considered part of the Province of Cavite. Due to this location, Corregidor has historically b ...

, an island in the Philippines also known as "The Rock" *

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

, an island in the Caribbean is locally referred to as the "Rock" *

Niue Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...

, an island near Tonga referred to as the "Rock" by residents *

Rock of Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediterr ...

, a British overseas territory near the southernmost tip of Spain

Multiple entities

Rock County (disambiguation) Rock County is the name of three counties in the United States: * Rock County, Minnesota * Rock County, Nebraska * Rock County, Wisconsin Rock County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 163,6 ...

Rock Creek (disambiguation) Rock Creek or Rockcreek may refer to: Streams United States * Rock Creek (California) * Rock Creek (Fountain Creek tributary), Colorado * Rock Creek (Idaho) * Rock Creek (Kankakee River tributary), Illinois * Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River tribu ...

Rock Island (disambiguation) Rock Island may refer to: * islets known as rocks or rock islands Places * Rock Island Township (disambiguation) Canada Islands * Rock Island (Nunavut) * Rock Islands (Lake Nipissing), an island in Ontario Communities * Rock Island, Q ...

Rock Lake (disambiguation) Rock Lake is the name of several locations: United States * Rock Lake (White Cloud Mountains), Idaho * Rock Lake (Lyon County, Minnesota) * Rock Lake (Minnesota) * Rock Lake (Wright County, Minnesota) * Rock Lake Township, Lyon County, Minneso ...

Rock River (disambiguation) Rock River may refer to: Streams ;United States * Rock River (Mississippi River), a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and Illinois * Rock River (Iowa), a tributary of the Big Sioux River in Minnesota and Iowa * Rock River (Lake Michi ...

Rock Mountain (disambiguation) Rock Mountain could refer to these places in the United States of America: * Rock Mountain (Georgia) * Rock Mountain (Washington state), in the Central Cascade Range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America ...

Rock Township (disambiguation) Rock Township may refer to: ;in the United States * Rock Township, Cherokee County, Iowa * Rock Township, Lyon County, Iowa * Rock Township, Mitchell County, Iowa * Rock Township, Sioux County, Iowa, in Sioux County, Iowa * Rock Township, Woodbu ...

People

Rock (name) Rock is an English and German surname, a given name and a nickname. Surname Politicians and activists * Allan Rock (born 1947), Canadian Justice Minister, Health Minister and diplomat * Heraldine Rock (1933–2012), Saint Lucian politician * John ...

, a list of people with the surname, first name or nickname *

Rock (rapper) Heltah Skeltah was an American hip hop duo which consisted of rappers Jahmal "Rock" Bush and Sean "Ruck" Price. The two were also members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C. Biography He ...

(born Jamal Bush in 1975), American rapper * Man Mountain Rock, later stage name used by professional wrestler

Maxx Payne Darryl Peterson (born October 3, 1961) is an American musician, actor and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling as Maxx Payne, and in the World Wrestling Federation as Man Mountain Rock. E ...

* Rock aka Blade Runner Rock, early ring name used by

The Ultimate Warrior Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig; June 16, 1959 – April 8, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder. Best known by his ring name The Ultimate Warrior, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 198 ...

while as a member of the Blade Runners tag team. * The Rock, (born Dwayne Johnson in 1972), American actor and wrestler

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Rock (comics), a character in the DC Comics universe * Rock (manga), a recurring, major character in most of Osamu Tezuka's manga series * Rock Howard, the playable character in ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' * Mega Man (character), also called Rock, from the ''Mega Man'' series * Chuck Rock, the playable character in the 1991 self-titled side-scrolling platform video game * Sgt. Rock, a DC Comics character

Music

Albums

* Rock (album), ''Rock'' (album), a 2003 nu-metal album by Pleymo * Rocks (Aerosmith album), ''Rocks'' (Aerosmith album) (1976) * Rock (Casting Pearls EP), ''Rock'' (Casting Pearls EP) (2002) * ''R.O.C.K.'', a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka * ''Rock!!!!!'', an album released by Violent Femmes in 1995 * Rocks (Harem Scarem album), ''Rocks'' (Harem Scarem album) (2001) * ''The Cosmos Rocks'', a studio album by Queen and Paul Rodgers (2008)

Songs

* "Rock" a 2017 song by hip hop artist Plies (rapper), Plies from his mixtape ''Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3'' * "Rock", one of the tracks on ''Soft/Rock'', a single by Lemon Jelly * Rocks (song), "Rocks" (song), by Primal Scream (1994)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Rock (magazine), ''Rock'' (magazine), a former Yugoslav music magazine * ''Rock'', a novel by Hal Ellson * Rocks (film), ''Rocks'' (film), a 2019 British coming-of-age drama film * Das Rad, ''Rocks (Das Rad)'', a 2001 German animated short * Rock Records, a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980 * Uprock or rock, a form of street dance

Computing and technology

* Rock (processor), a microprocessor by Sun Microsystems * Rocks Cluster Distribution, Linux distribution for cluster computing

Food

* Rock (confectionery), a type of stick-shaped boiled sugar confectionery * Rock candy, also known as sugar candy or rock sugar * Rock salmon, often referred to as rock

Slang

* Crack cocaine or rock * Diamond, or rock * Gemstone, or rock

Sports

Teams and leagues

* "Rocks", a nickname of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team * Toronto Rock, of the National Lacrosse League

Sports that use rocks

* Curling, a sport in which players slide a stone or rock on a sheet of ice, towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles * Steinstossen, the Swiss variant of stone put, a competition in throwing a heavy stone or rock * Stone put, a competition in throwing a heavy stone or rock * Stone skipping (or stone skimming), the art of throwing a flat stone or rock

Other

* Rock (ski course) in China, the downhill course for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Other uses

* Alcatraz Prison, nicknamed "The Rock" * Criminal rock throwing * Distaff, a tool used in spinning * Memorial Stadium (Indiana), on the Indiana University campus, also known as The Rock * ROCK1, a human gene * USS Rock (SS-274), USS ''Rock'' (SS-274), a US Navy submarine * Rock (landform), a type of islet

Places

United Kingdom

United States

Elsewhere

Multiple entities

People

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Music

Albums

Songs

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Computing and technology

Food

Slang

Sports

Teams and leagues

Sports that use rocks

Other

Other uses

See also