Missile

Noun

 * 1) An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
 * 2)  A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.

Related terms

 * mess
 * message
 * messenger
 * mission
 * missionary
 * missive

Adjectives for Missile
divine; deadly; terrifying; ineffectual; innocent; squashy; living; unremitting; rebounding; speedy; well-directed.

Verbs for Missile
arm with—s; assail with—s; direct—; discharge—; fire—; fling—; hurl—; pelt with —s; scatter—s; shoot—s; —shakes; —stabs; —stings; —stuns; —s torment.

Thesaurus
AA target rocket, ABM, ASM, ATS, Asp, Asroc, Atlas, Atlas-Agena, Atlas-Centaur, Bullpup, Cajun, Corporal, Corvus, Crossbow, Dart, Deacon, Delta, Diamant, Dove, Falcon, Firebee, Genie, Hawk, Holy Moses, Hound Dog, ICBM, Irish confetti, Jupiter, Lacrosse, Lark, Loki, Loon, Mace, Matador, Navaho, Nike, Nike Ajax, Pershing, Petrel, Polaris, Poseidon, Quail, Ram, Rascal, Redeye, Redstone, Regulus I, SLAM, Saturn, Scout, Sentinel, Sergeant, Shillelagh, Sidewinder, Skybolt, Snark, Spaerobee, Sparrow, Subroc, Super Talos, Talos, Tartar, Terrier, Thor, Thor Able Star, Thor-Agena, Thor-Delta, Tiny Tim, Titan, V-2, Viking, WAC-Corporal, Wagtail, Zuni, anchor rocket, antiaircraft rocket, antiradar rocket, atom-rocket, atomic warhead, ball, ballistic, barrage rocket, bat bomb, bird, bola, bolt, boomerang, brickbat, chemical rocket, countermissile, demolition rocket, discus, ejecta, ejectamenta, ejective, fin-stabilized rocket, fireworks rocket, flare rocket, flying tank, guided missile, high-altitude rocket, homing rocket, incendiary rocket, ion rocket, jaculatory, line-throwing rocket, liquid-fuel rocket, nuclear warhead, payload, projectile, quoit, ram rocket, retro-float light, retro-rocket, rock, rocket, rockoon, signal rocket, skyrocket, smoke rocket, snake, solid-fuel rocket, space rocket, spin-stabilized rocket, spinner, stone, supersonic rocket, thermonuclear warhead, throw stick, throwing-stick, torpedo, trajectile, trajectory missile, transoceanic rocket, vernier, vernier rocket, waddy, war rocket, warhead, window rocket

Etymology
< missilis:, neuter missile:, in plural missilia: < mittere:.

Pronunciation

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Translations

 * Arabic: قذيفة
 * Catalan: projectil
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: Flugkörper


 * Greek: βλήμα
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: urchair
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic:
 * Catalan: míssil
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: rakett
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ყუმბარა, მართული ყუმბარა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Hebrew: טיל
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ミサイル
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Marathi: क्षेपणास्त्र
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Thai:

Anagrams

 * similes
 * smilies

Noun

 * 1) missile

Noun

 * 1) missile

Adjective

 * 1) missile (attributive)