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   jet

   /dʒɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening: "a jet of boiling water spurted over his hand" Similar streamspurtsquirtsprayfountainspoutgushoutpouringrushsurgeburstspillflowfloodcascadetorrentcurrent
   • ▪ a nozzle or narrow opening for sending out a jet of liquid or gas. Similar nozzleheadsprayroseatomizersprinklersprinkler headspoutnosetechnical:sparklerspile
   • 2. a jet engine.
   • ▪ an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines: "a private jet" Similar jet planejetlineraircraftplaneaeroplane

   verb

   • 1. spurt out in jets: "blood jetted from his nostrils" Similar squirtspurtshootsprayfountaineruptgushpourstreamrushpumpsurgespewspillflowcoursewellspringburstissueemanateinformal:sloosh
   • 2. travel by jet aircraft: "the newly weds jetted off for a honeymoon in New York" Similar flytravel/go by jettravel/go by planetravel/go by air

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb meaning ‘jut out’): from French jeter ‘to throw’, based on Latin jactare, frequentative of jacere ‘to throw’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • J

     8

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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