n.
1.a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
2.material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
3.United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
4.(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
5.hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
6.a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s
7.pitching dangerously to one side rock v.
1.move back and forth or sideways
2.cause to move back and forth
Idiom of the Day
give (someone) the boot
to fire someone, to force someone to leave a place
The manager gave the man the boot when he began yelling in the restaurant.