jet
- Noun. A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
- Noun. A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
- Noun. A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellors.
- Noun. An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
- Noun. A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
- Noun. (physics) A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.
- Verb. (intransitive) To spray out of a container.
- Verb. (intransitive) To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion.
- Verb. (intransitive) To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around.
- Adjective. Propelled by turbine engines.
- Noun. A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
- Noun. The colour of jet coal, deep grey.
- Adjective. Of a very dark black in colour.
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