rocket vs projectile

projectile vs rocket

rocket and projectile both are nouns.

rocket is not an adjective while projectile is an adjective.

rocket is a verb but projectile is not a verb.

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

As nouns, rocket and projectile are synonyms defined as:

rocket and projectile: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

rocket (noun)	projectile (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	any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
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 (adjective)	projectile (adjective)
	impelling or impelled forward

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

Difference between rocket and projectile

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