boom

Meanings

• a deep prolonged loud noise
• a state of economic prosperity
• 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"
• a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
• 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
• make a resonant sound, like artillery
  • "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
• hit hard
• be the case that thunder is being heard
• make a deep hollow sound
  • "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
• grow vigorously
  • "business is booming"

Synonyms

blast, bonanza, boom out, bunce, din, expand, flourish, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, microphone boom, nail, roar, roaring, smash, thrive, thunder, windfall