boom

/bum/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
NOUN
1

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

2

A state of economic prosperity.

3

A deep prolonged loud noise.

4

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”

5

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.

VERB
1

Make a resonant sound, like artillery.

“His deep voice boomed through the hall”

2

Hit hard.

3

Grow vigorously.

“business is booming”

4

Be the case that thunder is being heard.

5

Make a deep hollow sound.

“Her voice booms out the words of the song”

WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withM
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
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Starts & ends withB … M
Syllablesboom
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
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