Mushroom vs Rocket - What's the difference?
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Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus, fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
champignon or Agaricus bisporus , the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
One of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
(obsolete, figurative) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.
To grow quickly to a large size.
To gather mushrooms .
(ballistics) (Of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when a bullet impacts a soft target.
A rocket engine.
(military) A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket
(slang) An ace (the playing card).
An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.
* 1980 , David Schoenbrun, Soldiers of the Night: The Story of , Dutton, ISBN 9780525206637, page 203,
A blunt lance head used in jousting.
To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
To fly vertically
To rise or soar rapidly
To carry something in a rocket
To attack something with rockets
The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa'' or ''Eruca vesicaria .
rocket larkspur
Mushroom is a related term of rocket.
As nouns the difference between mushroom and rocket
is that mushroom is any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus|fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood) while rocket is a rocket engine or rocket can be the leaf vegetable eruca sativa'' or ''eruca vesicaria .As verbs the difference between mushroom and rocket
is that mushroom is to grow quickly to a large size while rocket is to accelerate swiftly and powerfully.As an adjective mushroom
is having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.mushroom
English
(wikipedia mushroom) {{picdic , image=Flammulina velutipes 04.jpg , detail1= , detail2= }}Noun
(en noun)- Some mushroom s are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* (something appearing suddenly) shroomDerived terms
* magic mushroom * mushroom anchor * mushroom cloud * mushroom coral * mushroom spawn * mushroomy * straw mushroomSee also
* cep, * champignon * chanterelle * cremini * fungus * morel * porcino * portabela, portabella, portabello, portobela, portobella, portobello, portobelo * shiitake * toadstoolAdjective
(-)- mushroom cloud
Verb
(en verb)- The town’s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.
rocket
English
(wikipedia rocket)Etymology 1
From (etyl) rocchetta, from (etyl) . More at .Noun
(en noun)- While [Colonel Robert] Solborg and [Jacques] Lemaigre[-Dubreuil] were dreaming of revolts, had learned of Solborg’s insubordination and meddling. He sent him a “rocket ” ordering him out of North Africa and back to Lisbon at once. Solborg flew to Lisbon and then on to Washington to face out his problem with Donovan.
Derived terms
* chemical rocket * Congreve rocket * hybrid rocket * liquid rocket * nuclear rocket * rocket belt * rocket car * rocketeer * rocket launcher * rocket plane * rocketry * rocket science * rocket ship * rocket stage * skyrocket * snot rocket * solid rocket * space rocket * thermal rocket * water rocketSee also
* ICBMReferences
* Watkins, Calvert (2000). The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots'' 2nd edn., p. ,72, s.v. ''ruk- . Boston: Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 978-0-618-08250-6. * Weisenberg, Michael (2000).The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523. *
