rocket
Nouns
- (n) any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine projectile,
- (n) a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion rocket engine,
- (n) erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket salad, roquette,
- (n) propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon skyrocket,
- (n) sends a firework display high into the sky skyrocket,
Verbs
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(v) shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
- prices skyrocketed
- (v) propel with a rocket