Native English speakers, what comes to your mind when I say 'rock'

[OhDark30]

A big solid outcrop
Like those bits in the Bible ‘you are my rock’

[mlcor]

The music thing pops into mind first for me, too--can't help it.

But "rock" in the geological sense has multiple meanings to me. Something really small that fits, say, in the palm of your hand, I'd consider a stone. Anything larger, like baseball size to massive formation, I'd say would be a rock. Kath's more spiritual definition is valid, too.

[geoffbot]

My first thought was like "You raawk dooood!" so I would say "music"

Same.

Geologically though for me it's simple: pebble is up to a jammie dodger size, round and shiny. Stone is a different shape, or something bigger, but smaller than a rock. A rock is fist-sized but smaller than a boulder. A boulder is about 1m cubed and smaller than a hill or mountain, and we know what they. Boulders can be huge.

[crownpuller]

[WWII70]

Something immovable.

Like a Rock (Bob Seger)


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[Strela167]

Tried the link and heard brighton rock

[tribe125]

Indeed, and what do rock climbers climb?

Rocks can be little or big.

[crownpuller]

As an aside: Where I grew up, a 'rock' was a hard-boiled sweet.

[tribe125]

Which reminds me...

[Strela167]

Which reminds me...

Many moons ago , watched the magic being made in blackpool , amazing