Definition for Rocket:

• An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display.

Synonyms for Rocket:

• n.

  •Roman candle (noun)
  • signal rockets,
  • roman-candle.
  •
  • booby trap,
  • atom bomb,
  • car bomb,
  • depth charge,
  • cluster bomb,
  • atomic bomb,
  • a-bomb.
  •
  • escalate,
  • go through the roof,
  • flash,
  • add to,
  • move,
  • hustle,
  • hasten,
  • fly,
  • dash,
  • step up,
  • tear,
  • rip,
  • fleet,
  • whiz,
  • wing,
  • raise,
  • race,
  • nip,
  • haste,
  • run,
  • bucket,
  • scour,
  • multiply,
  • trot,
  • double,
  • barrel,
  • sprint,
  • sail,
  • shoot,
  • whirl,
  • zip,
  • speed,
  • pelt,
  • bolt.
  •
  • be/get there,
  • win out,
  • shoot up,
  • thrive,
  • achieve,
  • get ahead,
  • be a roaring success,
  • sky,
  • succeed,
  • increase,
  • prosper,
  • flourish.
  •
  • blast off,
  • booster,
  • communications satellite,
  • aerospace,
  • astronaut,
  • capsule,
  • apollo,
  • cosmonaut,
  • Cape Canaveral.
  •
  • blitz,
  • bombard,
  • counterattack,
  • bomb out,
  • detonate,
  • carpet bomb,
  • attack,
  • carve up.
  •
  • gallop,
  • outpace,
  • be quick on your feet,
  • charge,
  • surge.
  •
  • guy.
  •UFO (noun)
  • extraterrestrial spacecraft,
  • rocketship,
  • spaceships,
  • spaceship.
  •ammunition (noun)
  • cartridge,
  • explosive,
  • shot,
  • powder,
  • grenade,
  • munition,
  • fuse,
  • round,
  • materiel,
  • shell,
  • armament,
  • ball,
  • chemical.
  •arugula (noun)
  • arugula.
  •beacon (noun)
  • watchtower,
  • alert,
  • alarm,
  • lantern,
  • sign,
  • lamp,
  • flare,
  • radar,
  • bonfire,
  • beam.
  •bomb (noun)
  • Molotov Cocktail,
  • ticker,
  • nuclear bomb,
  • bombshell,
  • mine,
  • tickers,
  • device,
  • bombshells,
  • hydrogen bomb.
  •bullet (noun)
  • dose,
  • lead,
  • slug,
  • cap,
  • pellet.
  •fireworks (noun)
  • fireworks.
  •garden rocket (noun)
  • garden rocket.
  •guided missile (noun)
  • guided-missile.
  •projectile (noun)
  • retrorocket,
  • ship-to-ship,
  • solid fuel,
  • flying missile,
  • barrage rocket,
  • long-range,
  • ballistic missile.
  •rocket (noun)
  • intercontinental ballistic missile,
  • rocket salad,
  • weapon,
  • icbm,
  • roquette.
  •satellite (noun)
  • luna,
  • asteroid,
  • ancillaries,
  • sputnik,
  • sputniks,
  • Asteroids.
  •spacecraft (noun)
  • space probe,
  • flying saucer.
  •space ship (noun)
  • space-ship,
  • deep space ships,
  • deep space ship,
  • interplanetary rockets,
  • multistage rockets,
  • exploratory ships,
  • deepspace ships,
  • manned rockets,
  • deepspace ship,
  • deep-space ships.
  •subsidiary (noun)
  • satellite.
  •vegetables (noun)
  • aubergine,
  • beet,
  • Bok Choy,
  • acorn squash,
  • asparagus,
  • bell pepper,
  • artichoke,
  • bamboo shoots,
  • beetroot.
  •weapon (noun)
  • ordnance,
  • winchester,
  • dagger,
  • artillery,
  • lance,
  • weaponry,
  • flamethrower,
  • claymore,
  • gun,
  • cannon,
  • stiletto,
  • ax,
  • shooter,
  • machine gun,
  • club,
  • heater,
  • knife,
  • shotgun,
  • sword,
  • bow and arrow,
  • muzzle,
  • handgun,
  • blowgun,
  • machete,
  • boomerang,
  • mace,
  • piece,
  • bayonet,
  • bazooka,
  • browning,
  • trigger,
  • revolver,
  • peashooter,
  • rifle,
  • bomber,
  • pistol,
  • carbine,
  • firearm,
  • javelin,
  • Remington,
  • Bilbo,
  • scimitar,
  • repeater,
  • spear,
  • howitzer,
  • mortar,
  • colt,
  • arrow,
  • blunderbuss,
  • musket,
  • luger,
  • blowpipe,
  • broadsword,
  • battery,
  • sidewinder,
  • saber,
  • cutlass,
  • rapier.

• v.

  •blast off (verb)
  • soars up,
  • soared up.
  •hurry (verb)
  • burst,
  • urge,
  • smoke,
  • breeze,
  • roll,
  • jog,
  • spur,
  • accelerate,
  • goad,
  • beeline,
  • dig in,
  • scurry,
  • push,
  • quicken,
  • sally,
  • drive,
  • expedite.
  •rise (verb)
  • rise and shine,
  • Upspring,
  • scale,
  • surmount,
  • arouse,
  • awake,
  • turn out,
  • sprout,
  • surface,
  • levitate,
  • rouse,
  • aspire.
  •rocket (verb)
  • grow,
  • tower,
  • go through the ceiling,
  • climb,
  • take off.
  •skyrocket (verb)
  • going through roof,
  • vaults up,
  • go through ceiling,
  • went through ceiling,
  • went through roof,
  • goes through the roof,
  • goes through roof,
  • vaulting up,
  • went through the roof,
  • goes through ceiling,
  • goes through the ceiling,
  • go through roof,
  • vaulted up,
  • went through the ceiling,
  • going through ceiling,
  • shoots up.
  •soar (verb)
  • up rears,
  • up-rears,
  • up-rear,
  • up-rearing,
  • up-reared,
  • up rearing,
  • up rear.
  •zoom (verb)
  • out strips,
  • out strip,
  • out-stripping,
  • out-strip,
  • out-strips,
  • out-stripped.

• Other synonyms:

  •Eruca sativa
  • Eruca Sativa.
  •Eruca vesicaria sativa
  • Eruca Vesicaria Sativa.
  •
  • depreciation,
  • the Gunpowder Plot,
  • festinate,
  • squib,
  • firecracker,
  • cool off,
  • bonfire night.
  •
  • zoom,
  • dart,
  • bustle,
  • rush,
  • whisk,
  • pyrotechnics,
  • hotfoot,
  • scoot,
  • highball,
  • flit.
  •
  • edge,
  • bounce.
  •
  • start.
  •skyrocket
  • shooting up,
  • vault up,
  • going through the ceiling,
  • shot up,
  • going through the roof,
  • catapulting,
  • catapulted.

Paraphrases for Rocket:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    rockets, missile.
  • Proper noun, singular
    missile, missiles.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    missile, missiles.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    propellant, flare.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    rocket-propelled.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    projectile, launcher, firing, launch, illumination, fire.

Antonyms for Rocket:

• v.

  • shoot up
    descend, go down, weaken, decline, lower.
  • Other antonyms:
    fall, drop, contract, plummet, stroll, creep, plod, poke, hang, decelerate, lag, slow, shuffle, lessen, wane, diminish, decrease, tumble, lumber, tarry, collapse, drag, slump, plunge, saunter, nose dive, amble.

Rocket Sentence Examples:

• He went to the back of his car, drew out a rocket on a stick and thrust it firmly into the lawn.

• In another moment I was beneath it, and Chu Chu shot like a rocket into the air.

Homophones for Rocket:

• recede, recast, roughcast, razed, right away, roget, rejected, rogue state, regatta, roasted, Resht, rigout, Rico Act, russet, rushdie, residue, rickety, rosidae, roquette, recode, raised, rest day, rosita, rigid, rag day, requite, reset, rigidity, rusted, recessed, reseed, rose-cheeked, resect, richweed, resid, rosewood, roast, rosette, rackety, resuscitated, rouged, rest, right, rheostat, rasta, ricochet, rusty, requisite, rhizoid, rachet, rockweed, racist, rough-cut, reseda, ragout, resist, rig out, resuscitate, reshoot, rested, restate, rough cut, rock-steady, recto, requested, requiescat, react, rough out, ragged, rye ergot, rugged, recite, roughshod, res gestae, rau-sed, restitute, ricotta, rescued, rushed, reseat, rush out, right-eyed, reach out, risotto, roost, rectitude, racquet, request, racket, Rasht, rare-roasted, ragweed, reject, rosy-cheeked, roseate, rigged, rust, rossetti, reside, regicide, rajidae.

Hypernym for Rocket:

• n.

  • artifact
    multistage rocket, missile, test rocket, research rocket, step rocket, test instrument vehicle.

Hyponym for Rocket:

• n.

  • artifact
    vehicle.

• v.

  • contact
    propel, impel.
  • motion
    go up, uprise, lift, rise, move up, come up, arise.

Meronym for Rocket:

• n.

  • artifact
    rocket engine, rocket.