rock vs calculus

calculus vs rock

rock and calculus both are nouns.

rock is a verb but calculus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rock	Yes	No	Yes	No
calculus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, calculus is a hyponym of rock; that is, calculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rock:

rock: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
calculus: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

Other hyponyms of rock include achondrite, bedrock, boulder, bowlder, concretion, chondrite, clastic rock, crystal, crystallization, intrusion, outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop, pebble, petrifaction, sill, stepping stone, tor, wall rock, whin, whinstone, xenolith.

rock (noun)	calculus (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side	the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western	a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)	an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
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)	calculus (verb)
move back and forth or sideways
cause to move back and forth

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