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boom

nounverb /bum/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 10
Definitions
noun

a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

noun

a state of economic prosperity

verb

make a resonant sound, like artillery

“His deep voice boomed through the hall”

verb

hit hard

noun

a deep prolonged loud noise

verb

grow vigorously

“business is booming”

noun

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”

verb

be the case that thunder is being heard

verb

make a deep hollow sound

“Her voice booms out the words of the song”

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

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