Hypernyms for "rock"
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achondrite
acid rock
aphanite
art rock
bedrock
boulder
bowlder
calc-tufa
calculus
caliche
chondrite
clastic rock
claystone
concretion
conglomerate
crushed rock
crystal
crystallization
dolomite
emery rock
emery stone
fieldstone
gravel
greisen
heavy metal
heavy metal music
igneous rock
intrusion
limestone
magma
marble
matrix
metamorphic rock
nutate
outcrop
outcropping
pebble
petrifaction
progressive rock
psychedelic rock
pudding stone
pumice
pumice stone
punk
punk rock
quartzite
road metal
rock outcrop
roll
sedimentary rock
shingling
sial
sill
sima
stepping stone
swag
tor
totter
tufa
wall rock
whin
whinstone
xenolith
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.