rocket vs booster

booster vs rocket

rocket and booster both are nouns.

rocket is a verb but booster is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rocket	Yes	No	Yes	No
booster	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, booster is a hyponym of rocket; that is, booster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rocket:

rocket: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
booster: the first stage of a multistage rocket

Other hyponyms of rocket include booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, nuclear rocket, retrorocket, space rocket, thruster, solid-fuel rocket, solid-propellant motor, solid propellant rocket.

rocket (noun)	booster (noun)
a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion	an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine	the first stage of a multistage rocket
sends a firework display high into the sky	an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon	a thief who steals goods that are in a store
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender	someone who is an active supporter and advocate
	a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

rocket (verb)	booster (verb)
propel with a rocket
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

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