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boom


boom - noun

  • a deep prolonged loud noise
  • a state of economic prosperity
  • a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  • a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
  • 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 - verb

    • make a resonant sound, like artillery
    • hit hard
    • be the case that thunder is being heard
    • make a deep hollow sound
    • grow vigorously

    boom - thesaurus

    blast   bonanza   bunce   din   expand   flourish   godsend   gravy   nail   roar   roaring   smash   thrive   thunder   windfall  


    View spelling list The long /oo/ sound and learn about the word boom in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 13. Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo, ou.

    Scrabble score for boom

    b is 3 o is 1 o is 1 m is 3
    Scrabble score = 8

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