English to English
noun
- any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
source: WordNet 3.0
- a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
source: WordNet 3.0
- erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
source: WordNet 3.0
- propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
source: WordNet 3.0
- sends a firework display high into the sky
source: WordNet 3.0
- A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.
source: Webster 1913
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
Prices skyrocketed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- propel with a rocket
source: WordNet 3.0
- To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [rķket] Kwites
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog