launchers
Things that propel
Launchers are devices or mechanisms that propel something into motion or operation.
Rocket launchers fire missiles or spacecraft.
Grenade launchers are weapons.
In computing, a launcher is software that starts other programs—the home screen of a smartphone is a launcher.
She downloaded a new launcher to customize her Android phone.
The word also applies to people: The campaign launchers held a press conference.
Force driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- ignitionStarting combustion process
launchpad · payload · trajectory · orbit · booster · fuel · nozzle · burn
Siege engine for launching
- trebuchetCounterweight-powered projectile launcher
- ballistaAncient projectile siege engine
- slingshotForked projectile launcher
- mangonelTorsion-powered medieval catapult
onager · crossbow · mortar · cannon · artillery · turret · javelin · firing
Controlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
entrepreneur · pitch · angel · bootstrapping · equity · cofounder · prototype · traction
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
ignition · launchpad · payload · trajectory · orbit · booster · fuel · nozzle · burn · satellite
catapult
Siege engine for launching
- trebuchetCounterweight-powered projectile launcher
- ballistaAncient projectile siege engine
- slingshotForked projectile launcher
mangonel · onager · crossbow · mortar · cannon · artillery · turret · javelin · firing · trajectory
incubator
Controlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- ventureRisky new undertaking
funding · entrepreneur · pitch · angel · bootstrapping · equity · cofounder · prototype · traction · pivot
app
Mobile device software
dock · taskbar · menu · executable · interface · startup · pinned · widget · homescreen · springboard
cradle
Rocking bed for infants
bracket · tripod · base · rack · platform · grip · clamp · frame · support · rail
- flingershurlers, tossers, pitchers, lobbers, slingers
- appsapps, browser, software, calculator, calendar
- settingssetting, default, settings, template, configure
- AndroidAndroid Auto, Android TV, APK, Google Play, Play Store
- warship partshull, rudder, propellers, anchors, masts
- rocket hobbyistshobbyists, enthusiasts, builders, modelers, amateurs
launchersreceivers
Those who accept transmissions
catchers · interceptors · targets · receptors · collectors
launcherscatchers
Those who seize
stoppers · retrievers · arresters · brakes · terminators
- product launchesIntroducing new goods commercially
- rocket launcherDevice firing self-propelled munitions
- rocket launchesSpacecraft propulsion initiations
- grenade launchersWeapons firing explosive projectiles
- missile launcherProjectile-firing weapon system
- boat launchesRamps for watercraft access