rocket
English Thesaurus
1. a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | jet engine, |
| definition | : | a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nuclear rocket, |
| definition | : | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | retrorocket, |
| definition | : | a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | space rocket, |
| definition | : | a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thruster, |
| definition | : | a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | projectile, rocket, |
| definition | : | any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact) |
2. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | vehicle, |
| definition | : | a conveyance that transports people or objects (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | missile, |
| definition | : | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | multistage rocket, step rocket, |
| definition | : | a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | rocket, rocket engine, |
| definition | : | a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact) |
3. sends a firework display high into the sky (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | firework, pyrotechnic, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. (noun.artifact) |
4. propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | visual signal, |
| definition | : | a signal that involves visual communication (noun.communication) |
5. erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | eruca, genus eruca, |
| definition | : | annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region (noun.plant) |
6. propel with a rocket (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | impel, propel, |
| definition | : | cause to move forward with force (verb.contact) |
7. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket (verb.motion)
8. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | rocket, |
| definition | : | propel with a rocket (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | projectile, |
| definition | : | impelling or impelled forward (adj.all) |
9. sends a firework display high into the sky (noun.artifact)
10. propel with a rocket (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | projectile, rocket, |
| definition | : | any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rocketry, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation (noun.cognition) |
11. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | rocket, skyrocket, |
| definition | : | sends a firework display high into the sky (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rocket, skyrocket, |
| definition | : | propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon (noun.communication) |
12. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | rocket, |
| definition | : | propel with a rocket (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | projectile, |
| definition | : | impelling or impelled forward (adj.all) |
13. sends a firework display high into the sky (noun.artifact)
14. propel with a rocket (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | projectile, rocket, |
| definition | : | any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rocketry, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation (noun.cognition) |
15. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | rocket, skyrocket, |
| definition | : | sends a firework display high into the sky (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | rocket, skyrocket, |
| definition | : | propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon (noun.communication) |
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