Dictionary 1. (n.) Same as Get.2. (n.) A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber. 3. (n.) A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet. 4. (n.) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument. 5. (n.) The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold. 6. (v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude. 7. (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken. 8. (v. i.) To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out. 9. (v. t.) To spout; to emit in a stream or jet. Thesaurus Jet Liner anabasis ascension ascent black blowtorch business jet charcoal clamber climb climbing coal crow ebon ebony elevation escalade fountain gush gyring up increase ink inky jet plane jetty jump leap levitation mount mounting multi-jet night pitch pitch-black pitch-dark pulse-jet ramjet raven rise rising rocketing up sable saltation shooting up single-jet sloe smoke smut soaring soot spout spring sprit spritz spurt surge tailless jet takeoff taking off tar turbojet twin-jet upclimb upcoming updraft upgang upgo upgoing upgrade upgrowth uphill upleap uplift upping uprisal uprise uprising uprush upshoot upslope upsurge upsurgence upsweep upswing vault zooming |