boom, n.
(booms)
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(booms)
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a deep prolonged loud noise
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
boom roar roaring thunder
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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
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boom
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
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boom microphone boom
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a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
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bonanza boom bunce godsend gold rush gravy manna from heaven windfall
sample sentences
"the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
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a state of economic prosperity
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boom
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