boom
boohm
- n a deep prolonged loud noise
- n a state of economic prosperity
- n a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line - n a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
- n 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
- v make a resonant sound, like artillery
His deep voice boomed through the hall - v hit hard
- v be the case that thunder is being heard
- v make a deep hollow sound
Her voice booms out the words of the song - v grow vigorously
business is booming
- Boom, Ka-boom! Panicked by a faltering buyout deal and a whiff of inflation, the stock market posts its worst loss since the '87 crash and provokes fears of a bearish season to .
- By last spring the housing boom had turned into something close to a bust.