Jet
Definition of Jet
| n. | 1. | Same as 2d Get. | | 1. | (Min.) 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. | | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Drift; scope; range, as of an argument. | | 3. | The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold. | | v. i. | 1. | | | 1. | To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude. | | 2. | To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken. | | 3. | To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out. | | v. t. | 1. | To spout; to emit in a stream or jet. |
Related Words
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