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1. metamorphic
adjective. ['ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪk'] characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ic (English)
- -ique (French)
- metamorphosis (English)
Rhymes with Metamorphic Rock
- hassebrock
- overstock
- interlock
- antilock
- antiknock
- restock
- bangkok
- ballcock
- unlock
- undock
- strock
- sprock
- skroch
- pathak
- o'clock
- estok
- elcock
- alcock
- ad-hoc
- adcock
- vlok
- stokke
- stocke
- stock
- staack
- srock
- spock
- smock
- skok
- shrock
Sentences with metamorphic-rock
1. Noun Phrase
Slate is a type of metamorphic rock that is often used as a building material in homes and yards.
2. Noun Phrase
Different combinations of heat and pressure on sedimentary rock form different types of metamorphic rock.
3. Noun Phrase
Contact with hot magma is the most common way for non-foliated metamorphic rocks to be created.
4. Noun Phrase
Slate is a metamorphic rock.
2. metamorphic
adjective. ['ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfɪk'] of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks).
Etymology
- -ic (English)
- -ique (French)
- metamorphosis (English)
4. rock
noun. ['ˈrɑːk'] a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)
5. rock
noun. ['ˈrɑːk'] material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.
Synonyms
- emery stone
- caliche
- limestone
- matrix
- shingling
- material
- marble
- metamorphic rock
- quartzite
- greisen
- emery rock
- aphanite
- crushed rock
- stone
- road metal
- gravel
- dolomite
- sedimentary rock
- igneous rock
- sima
- pudding stone
- pumice
- calc-tufa
- pumice stone
- mineral
- tufa
- claystone
- conglomerate
- magma
- fieldstone
- sial
Antonyms
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)
6. rock
verb. ['ˈrɑːk'] move back and forth or sideways.
Antonyms
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)
7. rock
noun. ['ˈrɑːk'] a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)
8. rock
noun. ['ˈrɑːk'] (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable.
Antonyms
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)