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Meaning
Noun
●
A projectile.
A
cylindrical
projectile
that can be
fired
to a great
height
through
combustion
, (specifically) a type of
firework
of this form,
typically
exploding
with
light
and
colour
; a skyrocket.
A
blunt
lance
head
used in jousting.
A long
vehicle
or
craft
propelled
by a
rocket engine
; a
missile
or
rocket
-propelled spacecraft.
An
engine
operating
similarly
to the
pyrotechnic
,
generating
thrust
by the
expulsion
of
hot
gases
; a
rocket
engine
.
●
Figurative uses.
Something that
travels
high
in the air
and/or
with great
speed
; especially (sport), a
hard
shot.
An
ace
(the
playing
card).
A very
physically
attractive
woman.
●
In British English & Military:
Figurative uses.
A
severe
reprimand
; a telling-off.
●
In Scottish English:
Figurative uses.
A
stupid
or
crazy
person.
●
In Buttercup family plants:
The
leaf vegetable
Eruca
sativa
or Eruca vesicaria.
●
In Buttercup family plants & Rocketry:
Rocket
larkspur
(Consolida regalis).
Verb
●
To
accelerate
swiftly
and powerfully.
●
To
fly
vertically.
●
To
rise
or
soar
rapidly.
●
To experience
sudden
fame
,
popularity
, or success.
●
To
carry
something in a rocket.
●
To
attack
something with rockets.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rocket
English
rocchetta
Italian
roquette
French
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Arugula
Missile
Bucket
Missiles
Rocket Salad
Laser Beam
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Rhymes
Cocket
Socket
Locket
Rocket
Docket
Pocket
Sprocket
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