rocket science
The science or study of rockets and their design.
rocket
UK /ˈɹɒk.ɪt/ US /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/
noun 8verb 5
Collocations
14(noun.) spacecraft
ADJ
space
VERB + ROCKET
launch | go/send into orbit
ROCKET + VERB
blast off, take off | land
ROCKET + NOUN
booster, engine | fuel
scientist
The rocket scientist at NASA spent years developing the new propulsion system.
(noun.) weapon
ADJ
long-range | anti-aircraft, anti-tank
VERB + ROCKET
fire
ROCKET + VERB
explode
ROCKET + NOUN
attack | launcher
Definitions
noun
1
A projectile.
2
A projectile.
3
A projectile.
4
A projectile.
5
Figurative uses.
Fernandinho launched a rocket that flew just over. Gundogan's shot hit off Sviatchenko and Gordon and went out. City pressed and pressed.
verb
1
To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
With Free Guy, Reynolds gets just a little more in touch with his Carrey side via nothing less than his own version of The Truman Show, shorn of its daydream dread and rocketed into the age of Fortnite.
2
To fly vertically.
3
To rise or soar rapidly.
The project was attractive because of the ability to maximise the use of existing and decommissioned railways, minimise land take, and decrease the amount of disruption during the project. With London land prices rocketing, there was also a significant financial incentive.
The cost of food in the UK had rocketed by 25% since 2019, the researchers calculated, but if the post-Brexit trade restrictions were not in place then this increase would be only 17% – nearly a third lower.
4
To experience sudden fame, popularity, or success.
After spending years in obscurity, the band finally rocketed last week.
5
To carry something in a rocket.
noun
1
A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
2
Any plant of the genus Eruca.
And avoid certain aphrodisiac foods, such as onions and rockets.
3
Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
noun — sends a firework display high into the sky
noun — propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a li
noun — erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harv
- roquette
- arugula
verb — shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
rocket scientist
An aerospace engineer.
Rocket scientists have calculated that a velocity of seven miles per second, or approximately 25,000 miles per hour, would be necessary for a rocket to escape the earth's gravity.
rocket surgery
Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
It's not rocket surgery. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.
Example Bank
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Fernandinho launched a rocket that flew just over. Gundogan's shot hit off Sviatchenko and Gordon and went out. City pressed and pressed.
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The Burmese nurse who'd gone with her was crying, for which she'd no doubt get a rocket from matron.
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While Solborg and Lemaigre were dreaming of revolts, Donovan had learned of Solborg’s insubordination and meddling. He sent him a “rocket” ordering him out of North Africa and back to Lisbon at once.
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With Free Guy, Reynolds gets just a little more in touch with his Carrey side via nothing less than his own version of The Truman Show, shorn of its daydream dread and rocketed into the age of Fortnit
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The project was attractive because of the ability to maximise the use of existing and decommissioned railways, minimise land take, and decrease the amount of disruption during the project. With London
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The cost of food in the UK had rocketed by 25% since 2019, the researchers calculated, but if the post-Brexit trade restrictions were not in place then this increase would be only 17% – nearly a third
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