Dictionary entry details
• BOOM (noun)
Meaning:
A deep prolonged loud noise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
boom; roar; roaring; thunder
Hypernyms ("boom" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
A state of economic prosperity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("boom" is a kind of...):
prosperity (an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment)
Meaning:
A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
gold rush; godsend; bunce; bonanza; gravy; manna from heaven; windfall; boom
Context example:
the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
Hypernyms ("boom" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Meaning:
A pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
microphone boom; boom
Hypernyms ("boom" is a kind of...):
pole (a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("boom" is a kind of...):
spar (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)
Holonyms ("boom" is a part of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
• BOOM (verb)
Meaning:
Make a resonant sound, like artillery
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
boom; din
Context example:
His deep voice boomed through the hall
Hypernyms (to "boom" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
Cars boom in the streets
The streets boom with cars
Meaning:
Hit hard
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
smash; blast; boom; nail
Context example:
He smashed a 3-run homer
Hypernyms (to "boom" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be the case that thunder is being heard
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
boom; thunder
Context example:
Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed
"Boom" entails doing...:
storm (blow hard)
Sentence frame:
It is ----ing
Sentence examples:
It was booming all day long
The business is going to boom
Meaning:
Make a deep hollow sound
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
boom out; boom
Context example:
Her voice booms out the words of the song
Hypernyms (to "boom" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Grow stronger
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
thrive; flourish; prosper; get ahead; expand; boom
Context example:
The economy was booming
Hypernyms (to "boom" is one way to...):
grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "boom"):
revive (be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength)
luxuriate (thrive profusely or flourish extensively)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The business is going to boom
