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boom
noun(boom)
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
Synonyms: microphone boom,
boom
verb(boom)
make a resonant sound, like artillery
Synonyms: din,
Examples:
His deep voice boomed through the hall.
boom
verb(boom)
hit hard
Synonyms: blast, nail, smash,
boom
noun(boom)
a deep prolonged loud noise
Synonyms: roar, roaring, thunder,
boom
verb(boom)
grow vigorously
Synonyms: expand, flourish, thrive,
Examples:
Business is booming.
boom
noun(boom)
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Synonyms: bonanza, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall,
Examples:
The demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line.
boom
verb(boom)
be the case that thunder is being heard
Synonyms: thunder,
boom
verb(boom)
make a deep hollow sound
Synonyms: boom out,
Examples:
Her voice booms out the words of the song.
boom
noun(boom)
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
boom
noun(boom)
a state of economic prosperity

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