jets

noun

an artificially produced flow of water

street names for ketamine

atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward

a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation

the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

verb

fly a jet plane

issue in a jet

adjective

of the blackest black

Roots

iaciojet- · Latin · throw

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