What's the difference between crocker and rocker?

Crocker


Definition:

  • (n.) A potter.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Crocker had retired from the government in April 2009, becoming dean of the Bush school of government and public service at Texas A&M University.
  • (2) He considers himself more of a tracksuit coach, despite seeing his influence with the younger age groups at St George’s Park diminished since Matt Crocker swapped Southampton for the FA to become head of player and coach development, but would be more than happy to be part of the body’s consultation process as they seek to identify Hodgson’s successor.
  • (3) "This is very sad day for the zoo family, as well as our community as a whole," said Mike Crocker, assistant parks director and zoo director.
  • (4) I also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge Ryan Crocker, who recently completed his service as our ambassador to Iraq.
  • (5) Absence of neurologic involvement at 14 and 18 years fo age suggest a Crocker type C of Niemann-Pick disease, i.e.
  • (6) Crocker, who previously served as US ambassador to Iraq from 2007 to 2009, warned near the start of his posting in Kabul that he thought the US would have to spend a lot more time and billions more dollars in Afghanistan.
  • (7) 8.30pm GMT Interception From bad to worse for the Ravens, as Joe Flacco is intercepted by Chris Crocker, who returns his pass 10 yards to the Baltimore 20.
  • (8) This study compares the antitumor activity of five mono- and polyesters of n-butyric acid derived from monosaccharides in the murine model of Crocker 180 TG Sarcoma.
  • (9) The trust was originally registered to an address close to the Houses of Parliament in London, 40 George Street, which is also the offices of 3G, the "Good Governance Group", which is chaired by Chester Crocker, a former US politician.
  • (10) In adult mice, absorption occurs only in spleen, testicular tissue and Crocker tumour tissue.
  • (11) Following features were analysed in 100 randomly chosen thyreocytic nuclei: maximal nuclear diameter, nucleolar organizer rates (AgNOR) inside and outside the nucleoli, total AgNOR according to a modified Crocker s et al.
  • (12) Dot and Northern blot hybridization assays were developed to detect and differentiate group A bovine rotavirus serotypes using radiolabeled serotype 6 (Nebraska calf diarrhea virus [NCDV] and United Kingdom [UK] strains) or serotype 10 (Crocker [Cr] strain) VP7 gene probes.
  • (13) I wish they'd replaced Burley with the female proprieter of the Local Shop on The League of Gentlemen , so we could have a Miami Vice-esque Crocker and Tubbs.
  • (14) Mike Crocker, a spokesperson for Greenpeace USA, said geothermal energy was one of several renewable sources that could help the US wean itself from fossil fuels.
  • (15) Crocker's departure may also be followed by that of the top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan, general John Allen, according to Reuters news agency.
  • (16) Ryan Crocker, former US ambassador to Kabul, described Karzai's job as the most difficult in the world; it is certainly one of the most dangerous.
  • (17) Mat Crocker, head of waste and illegals at the Environment Agency, said: "Huge tyre dumps are not only an eyesore, but also present a serious risk to the environment and human health.
  • (18) The compounds showed to be highly active in the in vitro-vivo screening models (Crocker sarcoma 180, Sa-180; Friend virus leukemia, FVL) but less active in the in vivo screening models (leukemia L-1210; L-1210; Nemeth-Kellner lympho-sarcoma, NKL).
  • (19) The state department said Ryan Crocker, a career diplomat who came out of retirement to take charge of the embassy in Kabul last July, is leaving because of health reasons.
  • (20) Mr Crocker said Paterson should have been in the area a fortnight or three weeks ago .

Rocker


Definition:

  • (n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.
  • (n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks.
  • (n.) Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from gravel, etc., by agitation in water.
  • (n.) A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.
  • (n.) A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.
  • (n.) A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.
  • (n.) Same as Rock shaft.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Double-limb support was decreased by 9% in the rocker shoes in free walking.
  • (2) From Springsteen to Jimmy Barnes, is any rocker safe from rightwingers?
  • (3) The apparatus consists of a set of hand and foot bars mounted at either end of a rocker arm that pivots in a vertical plane.
  • (4) Certainly Alan has far warmer feelings towards the Kop hero than whoever it was that compared him to Leicestershire's premier plodding lad rockers.
  • (5) A centrally placed rocker heel leads to increased forefoot loads, especially under the first metatarsal head.
  • (6) You looked out and it was just a sea of dogs: a lot of rocker dogs, but also some droolers in the front row.
  • (7) So how did a former punk rocker, DJ and self-confessed party animal who became a chef almost by accident (while bumming around Europe he applied to do a cooking course in Belgium so he could get a visa), and from a country with little reputation on the world food scene, change the way people think about Brazilian food?
  • (8) Sorrentino, who won the best foreign language film Oscar for The Great Beauty, has worked with English-speaking actors before, having cast Sean Penn in his goth-rocker road movie This Must Be the Place , which was selected for the Cannes film festival.
  • (9) Bikers for Trump: 'He'll get my vote because he's off his goddamn rocker' Read more Although Cleveland is the most fortified city in America at the moment, with thousands of police, FBI and secret service agents securing the Republican national convention, David – who won’t give me his last name but says he is from Minnesota – worries about “agitators” and “thugs” who make him feel unsafe.
  • (10) The rockers' 13th studio album is reportedly out in April through U2's new deal with Island Records , with live dates sure to follow.
  • (11) A detailed ultrasonographic study of the craniofacial structures, intrathoracic organs, and limbs showed scalp edema, multiple ankyloses, camptodactyly, rocker-bottom feet, cardiac arrhythmias, and lung hypoplasia.
  • (12) Findings compatible with trisomy 18 included postmature delivery, prominent occiput, severe congenital heart disease, overlapping fingers, and rocker-bottom feet.
  • (13) The night’s other performances maintained the tradition of non-tradition as rapper Kendrick Lamar performed with alt-rockers Imagine Dragons, Robin Thicke sang alongside rock band Chicago and Stevie Wonder took the stage with electronic duo Daft Punk.
  • (14) He was a rocker and a brilliant dancer and he wore winklepickers and wraparound shades.
  • (15) A group of homeless juveniles (N = 50) was compared to a group of rockers (N = 46) and a further group of "normal" non-rockers (N = 132) as regards social background, attitudes to others, intelligence, performance motivation and further personality variables such as aggression, extraversion, neuroticism and rigidity.
  • (16) Their craniofacial skeleton is large and robust, with mandibular size and form (the "rocker" mandible) being especially characteristic.
  • (17) It had quite an impact, not least that human attractions such as US stadium rockers Heart and Willie Nelson declined to play at the theme park in Orlando.
  • (18) ITV1's detective drama Lewis pulled in 6 million viewers on Easter Sunday, 12 April, for a special episode featuring Joanna Lumley as an ageing rocker.
  • (19) Her feature film debut was auspicious and striking – she played the sassy buddy of Jonah Hill in Superbad – and rapidly followed it with roles in The Rocker and The House Bunny .
  • (20) Madonna has voiced hope that three feminist Russian rockers from the band Pussy Riot who are on trial for performing a "punk prayer" against Vladimir Putin are released soon.

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