THRUSTERS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word thrusters. (close relations)
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devices | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' | ||||||||
augers | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes • hand tool for boring holes | ||||||||
boosters | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who is an active supporter and advocate • a thief who steals goods that are in a store • an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal • the first stage of a multistage rocket • an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective | ||||||||
contraptions | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||||
drives | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of applying force to propel something • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • a road leading up to a private house • the trait of being highly motivated • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver • the act of driving a herd of animals overland • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium • a wide scenic road planted with trees • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb • operate or control a vehicle • travel or be transported in a vehicle • cause someone or something to move by driving • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly • cause to move back by force or influence • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment • push, propel, or press with force • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • move into a desired direction of discourse • have certain properties when driven • work as a driver • move by being propelled by a force • urge forward • proceed along in a vehicle • strike with a driver, as in teeing off • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally • excavate horizontally • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling • (hunting) search for game • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | ||||||||
engines | nounn | |||||||
noun • motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work • something used to achieve a purpose • a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks • an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc. | ||||||||
exhausts | verbv | |||||||
noun • gases ejected from an engine as waste products • system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged verb • wear out completely • use up (resources or materials) • deplete • use up the whole supply of • eliminate (a substance) | ||||||||
fans | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces • an enthusiastic devotee of sports • an ardent follower and admirer verb • strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) • make (an emotion) fiercer • agitate the air • blow away or off with a current of air | ||||||||
impellers | nounn | |||||||
noun • the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) | ||||||||
inlets | nounn | |||||||
noun • an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) • an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container | ||||||||
jets | nounn | |||||||
noun • an airplane powered by one or more jet engines • the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) • a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation • atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward • street names for ketamine • an artificially produced flow of water adjective satellite • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal verb • issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth • fly a jet plane | ||||||||
motors | nounn | |||||||
noun • machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion • a nonspecific agent that imparts motion adjective satellite • conveying information to the muscles from the CNS • causing or able to cause motion verb • travel or be transported in a vehicle | ||||||||
nozzles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged • informal terms for the nose | ||||||||
propellers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water | ||||||||
propulsors | nounn | |||||||
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rotors | nounn | |||||||
noun • the rotating armature of a motor or generator • the revolving bar of a distributor • rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils | ||||||||
screws | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who guards prisoners • a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole • a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air • a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head • slang for sexual intercourse verb • have sexual intercourse with • turn like a screw • cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion • tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
turbines | nounn | |||||||
noun • rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate | ||||||||
pusher | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one who intrudes or pushes himself forward • an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs • someone who pushes • a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes • a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |