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English Idioms :: rocket
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rocket - See: OUT OF THE BLUE or OUT OF A CLEAR SKY or OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY, REACH FOR THE SKY. |
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Traditional English :: rocket
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rocket - n. & v. --n. --v.tr. (skies, skied)
1 Cricket etc. hit (a ball) high into the air.
2 hang (a picture) high on a wall. sky-blue adj. & n. a bright clear blue. sky-blue pink an imaginary colour. sky-clad sl. naked (esp. in witchcraft). sky cloth Theatr. a backcloth painted or coloured to represent the sky. sky-high adv. & adj. as if reaching the sky, very high. the sky is the limit there is practically no limit. sky pilot sl. a clergyman. sky-rocket n. a rocket exploding high in the air. --v.intr. (-rocketed, -rocketing) (esp. of prices etc.) rise very steeply or rapidly. sky-shouting the sending of messages from an aircraft to the ground by means of a loudspeaker. sky-sign an advertisement on the roof of a building. sky wave a radio wave reflected from the ionosphere. sky-writing legible smoke-trails made by an aeroplane esp. for advertising. to the skies very highly; without reserve (praised to the skies). under the open sky out of doors. skyey adj. skyless adj. [ME ski(es) cloud(s) f. ON sk°] |
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Related Words
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pocket
mini
bike
fuel
balloon
bottle
charlie
crotch
sale
from
crypt
propelled
grenade
robin
hood
joe
jacket
johnny
launcher
mania
model
pei
razor
motorcycle
power
rice
stomp
team
toledo
triumph
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Most Often Usage
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pocket rocket mini bike
pocket rocket bike
rocket fuel
rocket balloon
bottle rocket
charlie rocket
crotch rocket
mini crotch rocket
crotch rocket for sale
rocket from the crypt
rocket propelled grenade
rocket robin hood
joe rocket jacket
johnny rocket
rocket launcher
rocket mania
mini pocket rocket
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