What part of speech is thrusts?

Thrusts can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. thrusts is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of thrust (infinitive).
  • 2. thrusts is a noun, plural of thrust.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does thrusts mean?

Definitions

Verb
thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
thrust - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
thrust - push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
thrust - force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
thrust - make a thrusting forward movement
thrust - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
thrust - place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

Noun
thrust - verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
thrust - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
thrust - a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
thrust - the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
thrust - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
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Examples of thrusts

#   Sentence  
1. noun The tree thrusts its branches far and wide.
2. noun Tom started doing squat thrusts in the waiting room.
3. noun To the sexual tyrant there is no parallel upon earth; one must go to the skies to find a fiend who thrusts life upon his children only to starve and curse and outcast and damn them!
4. noun The thrust of the jet engines.
5. noun The front-roller thrust angle is 2 degrees, probably there were plans to strengthen that angle a little when racing.
6. noun Thrust is how much push a rocket can give.
7. noun To overcome drag, airplanes use a propulsion system to generate a force called thrust.
8. noun The direction of the thrust force depends on how the engines are attached to the aircraft.
9. noun In the figure shown above, two turbine engines are located under the wings, parallel to the body, with thrust acting along the body centerline.
10. noun On some aircraft, such as the Harrier, the thrust direction can be varied to help the airplane take off in a very short distance.
11. noun In a rocket engine, fuel and a source of oxygen, called an oxidizer, are mixed and exploded in a combustion chamber. The combustion produces hot exhaust which is passed through a nozzle to accelerate the flow and produce thrust.
12. noun You can stop the thrust of a liquid rocket by turning off the flow of propellants.
13. noun For the forty years following the first flight of the Wright brothers, airplanes used internal combustion engines to turn propellers to generate thrust.
14. noun A C-130 transport plane is a turboprop aircraft. Its main thrust comes from the propellers, but the propellers are turned by turbine engines.
15. noun Most modern airliners use turbofan engines because of their high thrust and good fuel efficiency.
16. verb He thrust his chin forward.
17. verb She thrust the letter into his hand.
18. verb The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air.
19. verb Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar.
20. verb Don't thrust your knife into the cheese.
21. verb A bunch of people thrust their way toward the rear exit.
22. verb The boy thrust the coin into his pocket.
23. verb The policeman thrust me aside.
24. verb I thrust my hand into my pocket.
25. verb I thrust my way through the crowd.
26. verb The people on board thrust their way toward the rear exit.
27. verb He thrust the door open and marched in.
28. verb He thrust the money into his pocket.
29. verb He thrust some coins into my pocket.
30. verb He thrust me aside.
Sentence  
noun
The tree thrusts its branches far and wide.
Tom started doing squat thrusts in the waiting room.
To the sexual tyrant there is no parallel upon earth; one must go to the skies to find a fiend who thrusts life upon his children only to starve and curse and outcast and damn them!
The thrust of the jet engines.
The front-roller thrust angle is 2 degrees, probably there were plans to strengthen that angle a little when racing.
Thrust is how much push a rocket can give.
To overcome drag, airplanes use a propulsion system to generate a force called thrust.
The direction of the thrust force depends on how the engines are attached to the aircraft.
In the figure shown above, two turbine engines are located under the wings, parallel to the body, with thrust acting along the body centerline.
On some aircraft, such as the Harrier, the thrust direction can be varied to help the airplane take off in a very short distance.
In a rocket engine, fuel and a source of oxygen, called an oxidizer, are mixed and exploded in a combustion chamber. The combustion produces hot exhaust which is passed through a nozzle to accelerate the flow and produce thrust.
You can stop the thrust of a liquid rocket by turning off the flow of propellants.
For the forty years following the first flight of the Wright brothers, airplanes used internal combustion engines to turn propellers to generate thrust.
A C-130 transport plane is a turboprop aircraft. Its main thrust comes from the propellers, but the propellers are turned by turbine engines.
Most modern airliners use turbofan engines because of their high thrust and good fuel efficiency.
verb
He thrust his chin forward.
She thrust the letter into his hand.
The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air.
Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar.
Don't thrust your knife into the cheese.
A bunch of people thrust their way toward the rear exit.
The boy thrust the coin into his pocket.
The policeman thrust me aside.
I thrust my hand into my pocket.
I thrust my way through the crowd.
The people on board thrust their way toward the rear exit.
He thrust the door open and marched in.
He thrust the money into his pocket.
He thrust some coins into my pocket.
He thrust me aside.
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