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- pronunciation:
- ra
kiht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a flying device, shaped like a tube, that is driven by hot gases released from engines in its rear. Rockets are used to launch fireworks, signals, weapons, and spacecraft.
Many U.S. rockets are launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rockets, rocketing, rocketed |
| definition 1: |
to move or rise as swiftly as a rocket.
Dorie's temperature rocketed when she got sick with the flu.- similar words:
- zoom
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| definition 2: |
to rise suddenly and without warning; skyrocket.
The price of cucumbers has rocketed during the past month.- similar words:
- zoom
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| derivation: |
rocketlike (adj.) |
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