"rocks" meaning in English

See rocks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/ [General-American], [ɹʷɔks] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-rocks.ogg
enPR: rŏks, rŏks [General-American] Rhymes: -ɒks Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} rocks
  1. plural of rock Tags: form-of, plural Form of: rock
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-DeAZfSx2 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 11 10 21 32

Noun

IPA: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/ [General-American], [ɹʷɔks] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-rocks.ogg
enPR: rŏks, rŏks [General-American] Rhymes: -ɒks Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} rocks pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) Money. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Translations (money): kulor (Swedish), stålar [plural] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-J8QT-YIn Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 11 10 21 32 Disambiguation of 'money': 100 0 0
  2. (vulgar, slang) Testicles. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Translations (testicles): ballar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-cpgZmlXz Categories (other): Genitalia Disambiguation of Genitalia: 10 10 36 28 16 Disambiguation of 'testicles': 0 100 0
  3. (slang) Crack cocaine. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-noun-zUPKpLI1 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 11 10 21 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gotrocks

Verb

IPA: /ɹɒks/, /ɹɑks/ [General-American], [ɹʷɔks] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-rocks.ogg
enPR: rŏks, rŏks [General-American] Rhymes: -ɒks Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rocks
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rock Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: rock
    Sense id: en-rocks-en-verb-DUFtbKBp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 1 28 64 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 11 10 21 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 2 13 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 13 3 28 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 2 30 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 13 2 22 57

Alternative forms

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