noun · uncountable · common

live rock

A rocky material made of calcium carbonate or other calcareous materials, usually…A rocky material made of calcium carbonate or other calcareous materials, usually derived from the skeletons of dead coral, which houses various marine animals, algae and bacteria and is used as an important part of aquascaping and biological filtration in marine aquaria.

» Tom lives in a rock house.

Tom wohnt in einem Felsenhaus.

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable)A rocky material made of calcium carbonate or other calcareous materials, usually derived from the skeletons of dead coral, which houses various marine animals, algae and bacteria and is used as an important part of aquascaping and biological filtration in marine aquaria.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see live, rock.
We heard live rock at the concert.

Examples

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Tom lives in a rock house.
deTom wohnt in einem Felsenhaus.
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Do you live under a rock?
ruТы на облаке живёшь?
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What lives under a rock?
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Whatever meaning the larger universe may have would be irrelevant to our tiny little lives on this rock.
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Origin

From live + rock.

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Lessons for this word

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A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable