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rock vs nutate

nutate vs rock

rock is a noun but nutate is not a noun.

rock and nutate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rock Yes No Yes No
nutate No No Yes No
As verbs, nutate is a hyponym of rock; that is, nutate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rock:
  • rock: move back and forth or sideways
  • nutate: rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily
Other hyponyms of rock include roll, swag, totter.
rock (noun) nutate (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
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) nutate (verb)
move back and forth or sideways rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily
cause to move back and forth
Difference between rock and nutate

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