Rocket synonyms
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The definition of a missile is something that's able to be launched, fired or shot into the air or at a target.
A projectile is defined as something that is propelled or shot through the air, or a special type of missile that is fired from a gun or rocket.
spacecraft (related)
A vehicle designed to be launched into space.
(Intransitive) or To inject (a drug) intravenously.
launchers (related)
rocket-engine (related)
A reaction engine carrying its liquid fuel and liquid oxidizing agent in separate tanks: the fuel and oxidizer are brought together and ignited in a combustion chamber to create hot, explosive gas that escapes through a nozzle, providing a powerful thrust
bazooka (related)
grenade (related)
make-haste
A herb of the mustard family, with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
A salad that uses the leaves of this plant as its main ingredient
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bomb (related)
(Intransitive) To appear suddenly.
Race is defined as to compete in a contest of speed.
go like lightning
To move swiftly; hurry:
A fireworks rocket that explodes in midair in a shower of colored sparks
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retrorocket
A small rocket on a larger rocket or spacecraft, that produces thrust in a direction opposite to the direction of flight in order to reduce speed, as for maneuvering
To cause to fly or float in the air:
To throw or spin rapidly:
To move with a zooming sound
rockets (related)
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jet (related)
scud (related)
gun (related)
rocket-powered (related)
500-pound (related)
An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.
A projectile that assumes a free-falling trajectory after an internally guided, self-powered ascent.
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flying missile
Climb means to move up or increase gradually, or to move up and around using your feet.
The definition of ascend is defined as to move upward.
agena
A small body in orbit around a larger body.
starship
To appear at or rise to a conspicuous height; loom:
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rocket-motor (related)
A rocket engine especially a solid rocket or a hybrid rocket.
Suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
(Brit.) To ride (a horse) at a fast pace
To bustle is defined as to hurry.
Dart is defined as to move or throw quickly.
To hasten.
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(Slang) To think of or remember something suddenly:
(Obsolete) To drift.
To move quickly from one location to another.
Hustle is defined as to move quickly or push, or to get something by wrongful or illegal ways.
(Intransitive) To throw out words.
To glide, float, or move steadily through the air
To go or move quickly; hurry (off); dart
To remove as if by cleaning; sweep away; get rid of
To drive at a speed exceeding a legal limit:
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
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To cause to move with a spinning motion:
To pass through or over by or as if by flying
To move with a sharp hissing sound.
In haste.
To rip is defined as to cut or tear away, to move quickly, or to slash violently.
(Informal) To go at high speed
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(Slang) To proceed at great speed
(Slang) To snatch up hastily.
To jump very high in order to make a play, as in getting a rebound in basketball.
make-tracks
run like the wind
shake-a-leg
step (or jump) on it
move (related)
To change posture or position; stir:
increase (related)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae — produces leaves sold as arugula.
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
liquid-fuel (related)
To cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate
To cause to move or act more rapidly or too rapidly; drive, move, send, force, or carry with haste
go like the wind
hotfoot-it
get-a-move-on
Find another word for rocket. In this page you can discover 88 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for rocket, like: missile, projectile, spacecraft, shoot up, launchers, rocket-engine, whisk, firecracker, bazooka, grenade and make-haste.