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Rocket vs Fizz - What's the difference?

rocket | fizz |

As nouns the difference between rocket and fizz

is that rocket is a rocket engine or rocket can be the leaf vegetable eruca sativa'' or ''eruca vesicaria while fizz is an emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

As verbs the difference between rocket and fizz

is that rocket is to accelerate swiftly and powerfully while fizz is to emit bubbles.

rocket

English

(wikipedia rocket)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rocchetta, from (etyl) . More at .

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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,
    • 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.
  • A blunt lance head used in jousting.
    • 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 rocket
    See also
    * ICBM
    References
    * 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. *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
  • To fly vertically
  • To rise or soar rapidly
  • To carry something in a rocket
  • To attack something with rockets

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) roquette, (etyl) ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, (etyl) eruca. Cognate to (arugula).

    Noun

    (-)
  • The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa'' or ''Eruca vesicaria .
  • rocket larkspur
    • Synonyms
    * (US) arugula * rocket salad

    fizz

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.
    • I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.
  • The sound of such an emission.
    • Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.
  • A carbonated beverage.
    • Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.

    Synonyms

    * (emission of bubbles) effervescence, foam, froth, head * (sound of bubbles) bubble, fizzle, hiss, sputter * (carbonated beverage) pop, seltzer, soda, tonic

    Verb

  • To emit bubbles.
  • To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
    • the fizzing fuse of a bomb
  • To shoot or project something moving at great velocity.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=And just before the interval, Kolarov, who was having one of his better games in a City shirt, fizzed in a cracker from 30 yards which the Wolves stopper unconvincingly pushed behind for a corner.}}
  • To travel at a great velocity, producing a sound caused by the speed.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Chelsea 2 -03 Blackburn Rovers , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Terry came close to doubling Chelsea's lead when his header from Lampard's mis-hit volley fizzed inches past the upright.}}

    Synonyms

    * (emit bubbles) bubble, effervesce, foam, froth * (make bubbling sound) fizzle, hiss, sizzle, sputter

    Derived terms

    * fizzy