The difference between Plummet and Rocket
When used as nouns, plummet means a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line, whereas rocket means a rocket engine.
When used as verbs, plummet means to drop swiftly, in a direct manner, whereas rocket means to accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
check bellow for the other definitions of Plummet and Rocket
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Plummet as a noun (archaic):
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line
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Plummet as a noun (archaic):
Hence, any weight
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Plummet as a noun (archaic):
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)
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Plummet as a noun:
A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line
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Plummet as a noun:
Violent or dramatic fall
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Plummet as a noun (figuratively):
A decline; a fall; a drop
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Plummet as a verb (intransitive):
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
Examples:
"After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."
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Rocket as a noun:
A rocket engine.
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Rocket as a noun (military):
A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
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Rocket as a noun:
A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
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Rocket as a noun:
A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket
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Rocket as a noun (slang):
An ace (the playing card).
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Rocket as a noun (military, _, slang):
An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.
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Rocket as a noun:
A blunt lance head used in jousting.
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Rocket as a noun (figurative):
Something that shoots high in the air.
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Rocket as a verb:
To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
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Rocket as a verb:
To fly vertically
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Rocket as a verb:
To rise or soar rapidly
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Rocket as a verb:
To carry something in a rocket
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Rocket as a verb:
To attack something with rockets
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Rocket as a noun:
The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
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Rocket as a noun:
rocket larkspur ()