jet

A plane powered by engines that push out hot gases at high speed.

• The jet landed safely.
• Two jets flew over the town.
• She travels by private jet.

Similar words: jet aircraft, jet plane

Common phrases: private jet, passenger jet, fighter jet

A narrow stream of liquid or gas pushed out with force.

• A jet of water hit the wall.
• Steam escaped in short jets.
• The fountain sends a powerful jet into the air.

How to use it: jet of something (A jet of hot air escaped from the pipe.)

Similar words: stream, spurt

Common phrases: jet of water, jet of steam, powerful jet

A small opening that sends out a narrow stream of liquid or gas.

• The jet was blocked.
• Clean the jets before using the burner.
• Fuel passes through a tiny jet inside the engine.

Similar words: nozzle

Common phrases: blocked jet, gas jet, fuel jet

A hard black material formed from ancient wood, used to make jewelry.

• The necklace is made of jet.
• She wore earrings carved from jet.
• Jet was once popular for mourning jewelry.

Common phrases: jet beads, jet necklace, carved jet

Powered by an engine that pushes out hot gases to move forward.

• They bought a jet aircraft.
• Jet airplanes replaced many older planes.
• The company introduced faster jet transport.

Similar words: jet-powered

Common phrases: jet aircraft, jet airplane, jet transport

Very dark black in color.

• Her hair is jet black.
• He painted the door jet black.
• The bird has jet feathers and a yellow beak.

Similar words: pitch-black

Common phrases: jet black, jet hair

To travel by a plane powered by engines that push out hot gases.

• They jet to sunny islands every winter.
• He jetted across Europe for work.
• We are jetting off tomorrow morning.

How to use it: jet off to somewhere (They jet off to Spain every summer.); jet from A to B (She jetted from Paris to Dubai for a meeting.)

Similar words: fly

Common phrases: jet off, jet to somewhere, jet around somewhere

To leave a place, often quickly.

• I have to jet now.
• We jetted before the party ended.
• Sorry, I need to jet or I will miss my bus.

Similar words: leave, go, take off

Opposites: stay

Common phrases: gotta jet, jet now