boom

NOUNVERB /bum/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

boom is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3O1O1M3
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does boom mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

A pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set.

BROADER
2

A state of economic prosperity.

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3

A deep prolonged loud noise.

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4

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”

5

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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VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Make a resonant sound, like artillery.

“His deep voice boomed through the hall”

SYNONYMS
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2

Hit hard.

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3

Grow vigorously.

“business is booming”

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4

Be the case that thunder is being heard.

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5

Make a deep hollow sound.

“Her voice booms out the words of the song”

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BROADER