launch: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with L · ends with H
Meaning of launch
verb
- transitive
To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- transitive
To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
Example: The navy launched another ship.
- transitive
To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
Example: NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.
- transitive
To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
Example: Our business launched a new project.
Listed forms: launches, launching, launched, launcht, lanch.
Source: Wiktionary — launch.
noun
The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.
Example: product launch
Listed forms: launches, lanch.
Source: Wiktionary — launch.
noun
The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.
Listed forms: launches, lanch.
Source: Wiktionary — launch.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for launch.
noun
the act of propelling with force
verb
set up or found
verb
begin with vigor
verb
get going; give impetus to
- set in motion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is launch in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of launch
L(1) + A(1) + U(1) + N(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of launch
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from launch
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