ROCKETS
Noun
rockets
plural of rocket
Verb
rockets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rocket
Anagrams
• Rosteck, Stocker, restock, rockest, stocker
Source: Wiktionary
ROCKET
Rock"et, n. Etym: [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L.
eruca.] (Bot.)
(a) A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a
salad.
(b) Damewort.
(c) Rocket larkspur. See below. Dyer's Rocket. (Bot.) See Dyer's
broom, under Broom.
– Rocket larkspur (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers in
long racemes (Delphinium Ajacis).
– Sea rocket (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants
(Cakile maritima and C. Americana) found on the seashore of Europe
and America.
– Yellow rocket (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow
flowers (Barbarea vulgaris).
Rock"et, n. Etym: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German
origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a
distaff.]
1. 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.
2. A blunt lance head used in the joust. Congreve rocket, a powerful
form of rocket for use in war, invented by Sir William Congreve. It
may be used either in the field or for bombardment; in the former
case, it is armed with shells or case shot; in the latter, with a
combustible material inclosed in a metallic case, which is
inextinguishable when kindled, and scatters its fire on every side.
Rock"et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rocketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rocketing.]
(Sporting)
Definition: To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present
participle or as an adjective. [Eng.]
An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. H. R. Haggard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition