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rock vs bedrock

bedrock vs rock

rock and bedrock both are nouns.

rock is a verb but bedrock is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rock Yes No Yes No
bedrock Yes No No No
As nouns, bedrock is a hyponym of rock; that is, bedrock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rock:
  • rock: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  • bedrock: solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
Other hyponyms of rock include achondrite, boulder, bowlder, calculus, concretion, chondrite, clastic rock, crystal, crystallization, intrusion, outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop, pebble, petrifaction, sill, stepping stone, tor, wall rock, whin, whinstone, xenolith.
rock (noun) bedrock (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side principles from which other truths can be derived
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
rock (verb) bedrock (verb)
move back and forth or sideways
cause to move back and forth
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