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Rocket

/ˈɹɒkɪt/

A rocket engine.

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📖 Definitions of "Rocket"

noun

1
A rocket engine.
2
A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
3
A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
4
A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket

verb

1
To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
2
To fly vertically
3
To rise or soar rapidly
4
To carry something in a rocket

🔄 Synonyms of "Rocket"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
skyrocketverb	(intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
arugulanoun	A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:
roquettenoun	A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
rocket enginenoun	A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.
rocket saladnoun	(countable) a salad that uses the leaves of this plant as its main ingredient
eruca sativanoun	erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
eruca vesicaria sativanoun	erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
garden rocketnoun	erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rocket"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rocket enginenoun	A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.
skyrocketnoun	A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
rocket saladnoun	(countable) a salad that uses the leaves of this plant as its main ingredient
roquettenoun	A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
arugulanoun	A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:
eruca sativanoun	erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
eruca vesicaria sativanoun	erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
garden rocketnoun	erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
propellantnoun	anything that propels
bombnoun	An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
spaceshipnoun	(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.
launchingnoun	The act by which something is launched; a launch.
fuzenoun	(military, professional usage) An auxiliary device with explosive components, used to detonate a munition.
launchernoun	One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
fusenoun	(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
engineernoun	(by extension) A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.
shipnoun	(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
vehiclenoun	A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
projectilenoun	An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
missilenoun	(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from 20th c.]