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noun
1.
a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
2.
something that issues in such a stream, as water or gas.
3.
a spout or nozzle for emitting liquid or gas: a gas jet.
verb (used without object)
6.
to travel by jet plane: to jet to Las Vegas for the weekend.
7.
to move or travel by means of jet propulsion: The octopus jetted away from danger.
8.
to be shot forth in a stream.
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Jets
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used with object)
11.
to shoot (something) forth in a stream; spout.
12.
to place (a pile or the like) by eroding the ground beneath it with a jet of water or of water and compressed air.
adjective
13.
14.
in the form of or producing a jet or jet propulsion: jet nozzle.
15.
by means of a jet airplane: a jet trip; jet transportation.
Origin:
1580–90; 1940–45 for def. 4; < Middle French jeter to throw < Vulgar Latin *jectāre, alteration of Latin jactāre, equivalent to jac- throw + -t- frequentative suffix + -āre infinitive suffix
1580–90; 1940–45 for def. 4; < Middle French jeter to throw < Vulgar Latin *jectāre, alteration of Latin jactāre, equivalent to jac- throw + -t- frequentative suffix + -āre infinitive suffix
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noun
1.
a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
2.
a deep black.
3.
Obsolete. black marble.
adjective
4.
consisting or made of jet.
5.
of the color jet; black as jet.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English jet, get < Old French jaiet ≪ Latin gagātēs < Greek (líthos) gagā́tēs Gagatic (stone), named after Gágai, town in Lycia; compare obsolete gagate, Middle English, Old English gagātes < Latin, as above
1350–1400; Middle English jet, get < Old French jaiet ≪ Latin gagātēs < Greek (líthos) gagā́tēs Gagatic (stone), named after Gágai, town in Lycia; compare obsolete gagate, Middle English, Old English gagātes < Latin, as above
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jet
"deep black lignite," 1351, from Anglo-Fr. geet, corresponding to O.Fr. jaiet (12c.), from L. gagates, from Gk. gagates lithos "stone of Gages," town and river in Lycia. As "a deep black color," attested from c.1450.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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