rocketnoun
uk/ˈrɒk.ɪt/us/ˈrɑː.kɪt/rocket noun (DEVICE)
B2 [ C ] a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon:
They launched a rocket to the planet Venus.
The rebels were firing anti-tank rockets.
[ C ] also skyrocket a type of firework that flies up into the air before exploding
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- The countdown to the rocket launch will begin at 9.00 a.m.
- The rear sections of the rocket fell away.
- The rocket arced gracefully into the sky.
- The rocket blew up on the launch pad.
- If there's any doubt about the rocket's engines, we ought to cancel the launch.
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Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- ballistics
- bomblet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- minefield
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
- torpedo
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Space travel
Fireworks
rocket noun (PLANT)
[ U ] UK US arugula a plant whose long green leaves are used in salads
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Types of vegetable
- alfalfa
- allium
- artichoke
- arugula
- asparagus
- chicory
- corn on the cob
- cos lettuce
- courgette
- cress
- lettuce
- mooli
- new potatoes
- okra
- onion
- shitake mushroom
- spinach
- spring greens
- spring onion
- spud
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Idiom(s)
get/be given a rocket
rocketverb [ I often + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈrɒk.ɪt/us/ˈrɑː.kɪt/also skyrocket informalto rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success:
House prices in the north are rocketing (up).
Their team rocketed to the top of the League.
Sharon Stone rocketed to fame in the film "Basic Instinct".
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Price increases
- accrual
- added value
- appreciation
- bounce
- dead cat bounce
- inflation
- inflationary
- jack
- jump
- markup
- put sth up
- rack sth up
- rebound
- rise
- run
- run sth up
- soar
- spiral
- steepen
- zoom
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Increasing and intensifying