jet.

1. A hard black material formed from ancient woody matter and used for jewelry.

2. Very dark black, often with a glossy appearance.

3. A narrow stream of liquid or gas forced through an opening.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• polished jet
• jet beads

On the page

Polished jet caught a narrow gleam from the candle.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Material usually uncountable. Color adjective normally non-gradable. Count noun for a stream: singular jet; plural jets. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.