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adjective

Of the darkest achromatic visual value: black, ebon, ebony, inky, jetty, onyx, pitch-black, pitchy, sable, sooty. See colors/colorless.

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noun

A sudden swift stream of ejected liquid: spout, spray, spurt, squirt. See move/halt.

verb

To eject or be ejected in a sudden thin, swift stream: spout, spray, spurt, squirt. See move/halt.

adj

Definition: black
Antonyms: white

n. an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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A kind of fossil wood found in geologically young shales and related rocks. It is hard, dense, and black in colour. It will take a strong polish which together with its workability made it ideal for jewellery. Jet was exploited by many cultures that had access to outcrops from prehistoric times onwards. In Britain the main source of jet is around Whitby. See also shale.

Eating by Their Biological Clock

Why do some of us have a harder time adjusting to jet lag or daylight savings time than others? What about disruptions in sleep schedules? Our circadian (or biological) clock controls our bodies' sleep and wakefulness pattern, and that clock is regulated by DNA. On this date in 1994, an article was published in Science magazine announcing the discovery of a gene in mice which controls circadian rhythm — this is the first discovery of such a gene in mammals. Researchers hope this will help them find treatments for people who have trouble adjusting their biological clock.

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A velvet-black coal that is a variety of lignite. Its occult virtues are thus described by Pliny (Historia naturalis, translated by Philemon Holland, 1601): "In burning, the perfume thereof chaseth away serpents, and bringeth women again that lie in a trance by the suffocation or rising of the mother; the said smoke discovereth the falling sickness and bewraieth whether a young damsel be a maiden or no; the same being boiled in wine helpeth the tooth-ache, and tempered with wax cureth the swelling glandules named the king's evil. They say that the magicians use this jeat stone much in their sorceries, which they practice by the means of red hot axes, which they call axinomancia, for they affirm that being cast thereupon it will burne and consume, if that ewe desire and wish shall happen accordingly."

Jet was known in Prussia as black amber.

in. to leave a place rapidly; to go somewhere fast.  Let's jet. It's late.

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Application of insecticide to sheep by use of a high-pressure spraying machine. The jets at the head of the handheld appliance are combed through the wool so that the jetted fluid penetrates to the skin. See also dip, dipping.

For a list of words related to jet, see:

• Gemstones
• Types of Aircraft - jet: aircraft powered by jet propulsion
• Airframe and Engines - jet: jet engine
• Mood and Intent - jet: move very rapidly, in a rush
• Black

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See words rhyming with "jet."

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - udstød, gasstråle, gasflamme, snitbrænder
v. intr. - stå ud i en stråle, flyve med jetfly
v. tr. - springe frem, udspy

idioms:

• gas jet    gasflamme, gasbrænder
• jet engine    jetmotor, reaktionsmotor
• jet lag    eftervirkninger af en flyrejse gennem flere tidszoner
• jet plane    jetfly
• jet propelled    reaktionsdrevet, jetdrevet
• jet propulsion    reaktionsdrift, jetfremdrift
• jet set    toneangivende gruppe
• jet stream    stærk vind koncentreret i en stråle oppe i atmosfæren

2.
n. - gagat
adj. - dybsort, jetsort

idioms:

• jet black    dybsort, ravnsort, jetsort

Nederlands (Dutch)
straal(pijp/-motor/ -vliegtuig), gitten, spuiten, reizen per straalvliegtuig

Français (French)
1.
n. - jet, giclée, jet (de gaz), (Aviat) avion à réaction, brûleur, (Aut) gicleur
v. intr. - gicler, jaillir, (Aviat) voyager en avion ou en jet
v. tr. - faire gicler, faire jaillir

idioms:

• gas jet    jet de gaz
• jet engine    (Aviat) moteur à réaction, réacteur
• jet lag    décalage horaire, troubles/fatigue dus au décalage horaire
• jet plane    (Aviat) avion à réaction
• jet propelled    à réaction
• jet propulsion    propulsion par réaction
• jet set    jet-set
• jet stream    (Méd, Aviat) jet-stream, courant jet

2.
n. - (Minér) jais, noir comme jais, noir de jais
adj. - noir comme jais, de jais

idioms:

• jet black    de jais, noir comme jais

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Strahl, Düse, Düsenflugzeug, Jet, Düsentriebwerk
v. - düsen, hervorströmen

idioms:

• gas jet    Gasflamme
• jet engine    Düsentriebwerk
• jet lag    Zeitverschiebung
• jet plane    Düsenflugzeug
• jet propelled    düsengetrieben
• jet propulsion    Düsenantrieb
• jet set    Jet-set (reiche Leute, die luxuriös leben)
• jet stream    Düsenstrahl, Strahlströmung

2.
n. - Pechschwarz, (Min) Gagat, Pechkohle
adj. - aus Gagat bestehend, kohlschwarz

idioms:

• jet black    pechschwarz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αεριωθούμενο (αεροπλάνο), τζετ, σιντριβάνι, πίδακας, αεριόρευμα, ζιγκλεράκι (του καρμπιρατέρ), στόμιο, γαγάτης, προωστήρας, αναπήδηση (υγρού, φλόγας, αερίου)
v. - εκτοξεύω/-ομαι, αναπηδώ

idioms:

• gas jet    μπεκ του γκαζιού, εκτόξευση φλόγας
• jet black    κατάμαυρος, πίσσα
• jet engine    (μηχαν.) αεριωθητής, κινητήρας τζετ
• jet lag    βιοαπορρύθμιση, παρενέργειες υπερατλαντικού ταξιδιού στον ανθρώπινο οργανισμό
• jet plane    αεριωθούμενο (επιβατικό) αεροσκάφος
• jet propelled    (μηχαν.) αεριωθούμενος
• jet propulsion    (μηχαν.) αεριώθηση
• jet set    τζετ σετ, η καλή διεθνής κοινωνία
• jet stream    (μετεωρ.) μέτωπο ανατάραξης αερίων μαζών

Italiano (Italian)
getto, aviogetto

idioms:

• gas jet    becco del gas
• jet black    nero intenso
• jet engine    motore a getto
• jet lag    stanchezza dovuta a viaggio in aereo e cambiamento di fuso orario
• jet plane    aviogetto
• jet propelled    a reazione
• jet propulsion    propulsione a getto
• jet set    il fiore della società
• jet stream    forte vento che soffia nella parte alta dell'atmosfera terrestre

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jato (m), jorro (m), esguicho (m)
v. - esguichar, andar de jato

idioms:

• gas jet    emissão (f) de fluxo de gás
• jet black    azeviche (m) (Miner.)
• jet engine    turbina (f), motor (m) de propulsão a jato
• jet lag    mal-estar (m)após viagem aérea (especialmente quando há diferença de fuso horário)
• jet plane    avião (m) a jato
• jet propelled    a jato
• jet propulsion    propulsão (f) a jato
• jet set    pessoas (m pl) da sociedade que viajam muito internacionalmente
• jet stream    fluxo (m)

Русский (Russian)
черный янтарь, блестящий черный цвет, струя, поток, реактивный двигатель, реактивный снаряд, форсунка, сопло, гагатовый, черный, струйный, реактивный, брызгать, бить струей, выпускать струей, летать реактивным самолетом

idioms:

• gas jet    газовая горелка
• jet black    черный, как уголь
• jet engine    реактивный двигатель
• jet lag    нарушение суточного ритма организма
• jet plane    реактивный самолет
• jet propelled    с реактивным двигателем
• jet propulsion    реактивное движение
• jet set    узкий круг богатых путешественников
• jet stream    струйное течение

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - chorro, surtidor, boca, boquilla, lanza, mechero, motor de reacción, motor de chorro, reactor
v. intr. - brotar, salir a chorros, chorrear, surgir, volar o viajar en avión de reacción
v. tr. - lanzar o arrojar en chorro

idioms:

• gas jet    mechero de gas
• jet engine    reactor, motor a reacción
• jet lag    desfase horario (sufrido tras un largo viaje en avión)
• jet plane    avión a reacción, reactor, avión a chorro
• jet propelled    de propulsión a chorro, de reacción
• jet propulsion    propulsión a chorro
• jet set    alta sociedad internacional
• jet stream    corriente en chorro

2.
n. - azabache, negro lustroso, mármol negro
adj. - azabachado, negro azabache

idioms:

• jet black    negro como el azabache

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stråle, jet(plan)
v. - spruta ut(i en stråle), flyga med jetflyg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 黑玉, 黑玉色的, 墨黑的

idioms:

• gas jet    煤气喷嘴, 煤气火焰
• jet black    乌黑, 深黑
• jet engine    喷气发动机
• jet lag    时差感, 长途高速飞行后的生理节奏失调和疲乏烦躁感
• jet plane    喷气式飞机
• jet propelled    喷射推动式的, 飞快的
• jet propulsion    喷气推进
• jet set    喷气机旅行族, 经常搭喷射客机环游世界的阔佬
• jet stream    喷射气流, 急流, 高速气流

2. 喷射, 喷嘴, 喷口, 喷出物, 喷射器, 喷出, 射出, 搭喷气式飞机旅行

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 黑玉
adj. - 黑玉色的, 墨黑的

idioms:

• gas jet    瓦斯噴嘴, 瓦斯火焰
• jet black    烏黑, 深黑
• jet engine    噴射引擎
• jet lag    時差感, 長途高速飛行後的生理節奏失調和疲乏煩躁感
• jet plane    噴射機
• jet propelled    噴射推動式的, 飛快的
• jet propulsion    噴射推進
• jet set    噴氣機旅行族, 經常搭噴射客機環遊世界的闊佬
• jet stream    噴射氣流, 急流, 高速氣流

2.
n. - 噴射, 噴嘴, 噴口, 噴出物, 噴射器
v. intr. - 噴出, 射出, 搭噴氣式飛機旅行
v. tr. - 噴出, 射出

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 분출 , 분출구, 제트 비행기, 제트 엔진
v. intr. - 분사하다, 내뿜다, 제트기로 여행하다
v. tr. - 분사하다, 뿜어 나오다

2.
n. - 흑옥, 칠흑
adj. - 새까만 , 칠흑의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 女子名, 噴射, 噴出, 射流, 噴出口, 突出部, 黒玉, 黒玉色
v. - 射出させる, 突出させる, ジェット機で行く, 噴射する, 吹き出す
adj. - ジェット機の, 黒玉の, 漆黒の

idioms:

• jet black    黒玉色
• jet engine    ジェットエンジン
• jet lag    時差ぼけ
• jet plane    ジェット機
• jet propelled    ジェット推進式の
• jet propulsion    ジェット推進
• jet set    ジェット族
• jet stream    ジェット気流

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من الفحم شديد السواد منه مجوهرات اصطناعيه, نافورة, طائرة نفاثه (فعل) تفج, تدفق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פחם חום (ליגניט), צבע שחור חלק‬
adj. - ‮צבוע בצבע שחור חלק‬
n. - ‮סילון, פתח (ליציאת הגז), מנוע סילון, מטוס סילון‬
v. intr. - ‮טס במטוס סילון, קלח, פרץ בסילונים‬
v. tr. - ‮שלח במטוס סילון, הציף בסילון‬

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