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jet1

 
 
pronunciation:
jet
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a stream of liquid or gas shooting from an opening, usually with great pressure.
There are jets in the pool that circulate the water.
synonyms:
spurt
similar words:
flow, gush, squirt, stream
definition 2: an airplane that is moved by engines that give off a backward flow of heated gases to cause forward movement.
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part of speech: verb
inflections: jets, jetting, jetted
definition: to shoot forth; spurt in a stream.
Water jetted into the road when the pipe broke.
synonyms:
shoot, spout, spurt
similar words:
gush, squirt, stream
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