boom
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[ verb ] make a resonant sound; as of artillery
Synonyms Examples : "His deep voice boomed through the hall." Used in print (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)`` We were on our vacation in Canada '' , Howard explained , in a muffled voice that must have been used_to booming , `` and the news did n't catch_up_with us till we were nearly home . |
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[ noun ] a deep prolonged loud noise
Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)a dull boom and a throbbing echo . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)This joke was not funny to Linda_Kay , and she blushed , as she always did ; then , hearing the muffled boom of Howard 's laughter , blushed redder . |
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[ noun ] a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Examples "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (economics) a state of economic prosperity
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[ noun ] a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27963
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[ noun ] (nautical) 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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