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
VERBAny of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring.
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
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withB … M
Syllablesboom
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
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