rocket vs missile

missile vs rocket

rocket and missile both are nouns.

rocket is a verb but missile is not a verb.

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

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

rocket: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
missile: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

Other hyponyms of rocket include multistage rocket, step rocket, research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket.

rocket (noun)	missile (noun)
a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion	a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine	a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
sends a firework display high into the sky
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

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

Difference between rocket and missile

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