| boom | | |
| n. (event) | 1. boom, roar, roaring, thunder | a deep prolonged loud noise. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (state) | 2. boom | a state of economic prosperity. |
| ~ prosperity | an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment. |
| n. (event) | 3. bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall | a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money).; "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. boom, microphone boom | a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set. |
| ~ pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. boom | 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. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| ~ spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging. |
| v. (perception) | 6. boom, din | make a resonant sound, like artillery.; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (contact) | 7. blast, boom, nail, smash | hit hard.; "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (weather) | 8. boom, thunder | be the case that thunder is being heard.; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" |
| ~ storm | blow hard.; "It was storming all night" |
| v. (perception) | 9. boom, boom out | make a deep hollow sound.; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (change) | 10. boom, expand, flourish, thrive | grow vigorously.; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" |
| ~ revive | be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength.; "Interest in ESP revived" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ luxuriate | thrive profusely or flourish extensively. |
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