Crossword-Solution: BOOM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Boom | n. | A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc. |
| Boom | n. | A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended. |
| Boom | n. | A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor. |
| Boom | n. | A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage. |
| Boom | n. | A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away. |
| Boom | v. t. | To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat. |
| Boom | v. i. | To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects. |
| Boom | v. i. | To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon. |
| Boom | v. i. | To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind. |
| Boom | v. i. | To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly. |
| Boom | n. | A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming. |
| Boom | n. | A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee. |
| Boom | v. t. | To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| BOOM | anagram | MOOB |
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Sentences with BOOM (5)
Over the past 20 years the tourist industry has grown rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels and the expansion of older ones.
The morning wind began to boom dully over the flats, and to move afresh dead leaves which had lain still since yesterday.
The first and paradigmatic example was alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork (a "Muppet Show" reference); other classics include alt.french.captain.borg.borg.borg, alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die, comp.unix.internals.system.calls.brk.brk.brk, sci.physics.edward.teller.boom.boom.boom, and alt.sadistic.dentists.drill.drill.drill.
Then an alarm gun bellowed from a ship’s bow, its deep boom reverberating in deafening tones beneath the rocky dome of Omean.
This left some of the more undesirable jobs to go begging, and, as the result, the war boom benefits began to trickle down to the Afro-American community.
Quotes with BOOM (3)
The Princess Andromeda?""Went ka-boom.
Nat: Maybe you broke something. Midge: I know. Never fall down, never fall down! Nat: Ah, it's nothing. I fall down every morning. I get up, I have a cup of coffee, I fall down. That's the system. Two years old, you stand up and then BOOM! seventy years later, you fall down again.
So I heard the boom of my father's rifle when he shot my best friend. A bullet only costs about two cents, and anybody can afford that.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 252 times in crossword archives (1945–2024).