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English adjective: jet | |||
| 1. | jet of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal | ||
| Synonyms | coal-black, jet-black, pitchy, sooty | ||
| Similar | achromatic, neutral | ||
| Antonyms | chromatic | ||
English noun: jet | |||
| 1. | jet (artifact) an airplane powered by one or more jet engines | ||
| Synonyms | jet plane, jet-propelled plane | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aeroplane, airplane, plane | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fan-jet, fanjet, jetliner, jumbo jet, jumbojet, turbofan, turbojet, twinjet | ||
| Part holonym | jet engine | ||
| 2. | jet (event) the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) | ||
| Synonyms | spirt, spurt, squirt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, outpouring, run | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spray, spritz | ||
| 3. | jet (substance) a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brown coal, lignite, wood coal | ||
| 4. | jet (phenomenon) atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward | ||
| Synonyms | blue jet, reverse lightning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric electricity | ||
| 5. | jet (artifact) street names for ketamine | ||
| Synonyms | cat valium, green, honey oil, K, special K, super acid, super C | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Ketalar, ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride | ||
| 6. | jet (artifact) an artificially produced flow of water | ||
| Synonyms | fountain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
English verb: jet | |||
| 1. | jet (contact) issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth | ||
| Samples | Water jetted forth. Flames were jetting out of the building. | ||
| Synonyms | gush | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| 2. | jet (motion) fly a jet plane | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aviate, fly, pilot | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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