English noun: boom | |||
1. | boom (event) a deep prolonged loud noise | ||
Synonyms | roar, roaring, thunder | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
2. | boom (state) a state of economic prosperity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | prosperity | ||
3. | boom (event) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | ||
Samples | The demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line. | ||
Synonyms | bonanza, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
4. | boom (artifact) a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set | ||
Synonyms | microphone boom | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pole | ||
5. | boom (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spar | ||
Part meronym | sailing ship, sailing vessel | ||
English verb: boom | |||
1. | boom (perception) make a resonant sound, like artillery | ||
Samples | His deep voice boomed through the hall. | ||
Examples | Cars boom in the streets , The streets boom with cars | ||
Synonyms | din | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
2. | boom (contact) hit hard | ||
Samples | He smashed a 3-run homer. | ||
Synonyms | blast, nail, smash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
3. | boom (weather) be the case that thunder is being heard | ||
Samples | Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed. | ||
Examples | It was booming all day long , The business is going to boom | ||
Synonyms | thunder | ||
Pattern of use | It is ----ing | ||
Entail | storm | ||
4. | boom (perception) make a deep hollow sound | ||
Samples | Her voice booms out the words of the song. | ||
Synonyms | boom out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
5. | boom (change) grow vigorously | ||
Samples | The deer population in this town is thriving. Business is booming. | ||
Examples | The business is going to boom | ||
Synonyms | expand, flourish, thrive | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | luxuriate, revive | ||