BOOM

/buːm/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 10

Definition

  1. verb make a resonant sound, like artillery. — synonyms: din
  2. verb hit hard. — synonyms: smash, nail, blast
  3. verb be the case that thunder is being heard. — synonyms: thunder
  4. verb make a deep hollow sound. — synonyms: boom_out
  5. verb grow vigorously. — synonyms: thrive, flourish, expand
  6. noun a deep prolonged loud noise. — synonyms: roar, roaring, thunder
  7. noun a state of economic prosperity.
  8. noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money). — synonyms: bonanza, gold_rush, gravy, godsend, manna_from_heaven, windfall, bunce
  9. noun a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set. — synonyms: microphone_boom
  10. noun any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring.

Examples

  • “The boom of the surf.”
  • “You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry.”
  • “I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.”

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