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[1] any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
[2] a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
[3] rocket engine.
[4] to move or transport by means of a rocket.
[5] to attack with rockets.
[6] to move like a rocket.
[7] (of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.
[8] any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
[9] Also called rocket salad, roquette . the arugula plant, used in salads.
[10] a noxious weed, Barbarea vulgaris, of the U.S., having lobed leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers.
[11] Mau·rice [maw-rees ; French moh-r ees ] /mɔˈris; French moʊˈris/ , Rocket , 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
[12] a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
[13] any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc (as modifier ) rocket propulsion ; rocket launcher
[14] British and NZ informal a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket )
[15] (tr) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket
[16] (intr ; foll by off, away , etc ) to move off at high speed
[17] (intr) to rise rapidly he rocketed to the top
[18] Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa , having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
[19] any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium , esp S. irio (London rocket ), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers
[20] yellow rocket any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea , esp B. vulgaris
[21] sea rocket any of several plants of the related genus Cakile , esp C. maritima , which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
[22] dame's rocket another name for dame's violet
[23] Sir Cliff , real name Harry Rodger Webb . born 1940, British pop singer. Film musicals include The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1962)
[24] Maurice , known as Rocket . (1921–2000); Canadian ice hockey player

Words related to Rockets

rocketweapon, missile, spacecraft, booster, firework, torpedo, spaceship, sail, escalate, rise, ascend, zoom, lift, skyrocket, climb, grow, soar, ICBM, tower

Words nearby Rockets

rocketrocker, rocker arm, rocker cam, rocker panel, rockery, rocket, rocket airplane, rocket bomb, rocket engine, rocket gun, rocket launcher

Origin of Rockets

21520–30; < French roquette < Italian ruchetta ≪ Latin ērūca kind of herb

Other words from Rockets

rock·et·like , adjective

Word origin for Rockets

C16: from French roquette , from Italian rochetta , from Latin ērūca a caterpillar, hairy plant

Synonyms for Rockets

booster, firework, intercontinental ballistic missile, missile, spacecraft, spaceship, torpedo, weapon, ICBM, guided missile