English dictionary
jet
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
noun
- an artificially produced flow of water
noun
- an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
noun
- street names for ketamine
noun
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
noun
- atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
noun
- a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation
verb
- issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
verb
- fly a jet plane
Example sentences
Water jetted forth
flames were jetting out of the building