English noun: rocket |
1. | rocket (artifact) any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine |
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| Synonyms | projectile |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vehicle |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | missile, multistage rocket, research rocket, step rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket |
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| Part holonym | rocket, rocket engine |
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2. | rocket (artifact) a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion |
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| Synonyms | rocket engine |
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| Broader (hypernym) | jet engine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | booster, booster rocket, booster unit, nuclear rocket, retrorocket, space rocket, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, thruster |
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| Part meronym | projectile, rocket |
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3. | rocket (plant) erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender |
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| Synonyms | arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket salad, roquette |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Member meronym | Eruca, genus Eruca |
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4. | rocket (communication) propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon |
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| Synonyms | skyrocket |
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| Broader (hypernym) | visual signal |
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5. | rocket (artifact) sends a firework display high into the sky |
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| Synonyms | skyrocket |
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| Broader (hypernym) | firework, pyrotechnic |
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