Yet vs. Jet

Yetadverb

(usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.

‘He has never yet been late for an appointment;’; ‘I’m not yet wise enough to answer that;’; ‘Have you finished yet?’;

Jetnoun

A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.

Yetadverb

Continuously up to the current time; still.

‘The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet.’;

Jetnoun

A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.

Yetadverb

At some future time; eventually.

‘The riddle will be solved yet.’;

Jetnoun

(aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.

Yetadverb

Not as of the time referenced.

‘I've yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.’; ‘I had yet to go to a convention. — I had not yet gone to a convention.’; ‘He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.’;

Jetnoun

An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.

Yetadverb

In addition.

‘There are two hours yet to go until our destination.’;

Jetnoun

A turbine.

Yetadverb

(degree) Even.

‘K-2 is yet higher than this.’;

Jetnoun

A rocket engine.

Yetconjunction

Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

‘I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.’;

Jetnoun

A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.

Yetverb

(dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.

Jetnoun

(physics) A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.

Yetnoun

(dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.

Jetnoun

(dated) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.

Yetnoun

Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.

Jetnoun

The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.

Yetadverb

In addition; further; besides; over and above; still.

‘This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.’; ‘The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice.’;

Jetnoun

A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.

Yetadverb

At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.

‘Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.’;

Jetnoun

The colour of jet coal, deep grey.

Yetadverb

Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; - and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.

‘Ne never yet no villainy ne said.’;

Jetverb

(intransitive) To spray out of a container.

Yetadverb

Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time.

Jetverb

(transitive) To spray with liquid from a container.

‘Farmers may either dip or jet sheep with chemicals.’;

Yetadverb

Even; - used emphatically.

‘Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.’;

Jetverb

(intransitive) To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion

Yetconjunction

Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.

‘Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.’;

Jetverb

(intransitive) To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around

Yetadverb

up to the present time;

‘I have yet to see the results’; ‘details are yet to be worked out’;

Jetverb

To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.

Yetadverb

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time;

‘So far he hasn't called’; ‘the sun isn't up yet’;

Jetverb

To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.

Yetadverb

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons;

‘looked sick and felt even worse’; ‘an even (or still) more interesting problem’; ‘still another problem must be solved’; ‘a yet sadder tale’;

Jetverb

To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.

Yetadverb

within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time;

‘he will understand eventually’; ‘he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves’; ‘sooner or later you will have to face the facts’; ‘in time they came to accept the harsh reality’;

Jetverb

To adjust the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to install or adjust a carburetor jet

Yetadverb

used after a superlative;

‘this is the best so far’; ‘the largest drug bust yet’;

Jetverb

(slang) To leave.

Yetadverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession);

‘although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it’; ‘while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed’; ‘he was a stern yet fair master’; ‘granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go’;

Jetadjective

Propelled by turbine engines.

‘jet airplane’;

Yetadverb

up until the present or a specified or implied time; by now or then

‘I haven't told anyone else yet’; ‘aren't you ready to go yet?’; ‘I have yet to be convinced’; ‘the congress was widely acclaimed as the best yet’;

Jetadjective

Very dark black in colour.

Yetadverb

as soon as the present or a specified or implied time

‘wait, don't go yet’;

Jetnoun

Same as 2d Get.

Yetadverb

from now into the future for a specified length of time

‘I hope to continue for some time yet’;

Jetnoun

A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber.

Yetadverb

referring to something that will or may happen in the future

‘further research may yet explain the enigma’; ‘I know she's alive and I'll find her yet’;

Jetnoun

A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet.

Yetadverb

still; even (used to emphasize increase or repetition)

‘snow, snow, and yet more snow’; ‘yet another diet book’; ‘the rations were reduced yet again’;

Jetnoun

Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.

Yetadverb

in spite of that; nevertheless

‘every week she gets worse, and yet it could go on for years’;

Jetnoun

The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.

Yetconjunction

but at the same time; but nevertheless

‘the path was dark, yet I slowly found my way’;

Jetverb

To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.

‘he jets under his advanced plumes!’; ‘To jet upon a prince's right.’;

Jetverb

To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.

Jetverb

To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.

Jetverb

To spout; to emit in a stream or jet.

‘A dozen angry models jetted steam.’;

Jetnoun

an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

Jetnoun

the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

Jetnoun

a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation

Jetnoun

street names for ketamine

Jetnoun

an artificially produced flow of water

Jetverb

issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth;

‘Water jetted forth’; ‘flames were jetting out of the building’;

Jetverb

fly a jet plane

Jetadjective

of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal