| boom | | |
| n. (event) | 1. boom, roar, roaring, thunder | a deep prolonged loud noise. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (state) | 2. boom | a state of economic prosperity. |
| ~ prosperity | an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment. |
| n. (event) | 3. bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall | 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" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. boom, microphone boom | a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set. |
| ~ pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. boom | 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. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| ~ spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging. |
| v. (perception) | 6. boom, din | make a resonant sound, like artillery.; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (contact) | 7. blast, boom, nail, smash | hit hard.; "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (weather) | 8. boom, thunder | be the case that thunder is being heard.; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" |
| ~ storm | blow hard.; "It was storming all night" |
| v. (perception) | 9. boom, boom out | make a deep hollow sound.; "Her voice booms out the words of the song" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (change) | 10. boom, expand, flourish, thrive | grow vigorously.; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" |
| ~ revive | be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength.; "Interest in ESP revived" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ luxuriate | thrive profusely or flourish extensively. |
| flourish | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. flourish | a showy gesture.; "she entered with a great flourish" |
| ~ motion, gesture | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals. |
| n. (communication) | 2. flourish | an ornamental embellishment in writing. |
| ~ embellishment | a superfluous ornament. |
| ~ paraph | a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery). |
| n. (communication) | 3. flourish | a display of ornamental speech or language. |
| ~ grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric | high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation.; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" |
| n. (communication) | 4. brandish, flourish | the act of waving. |
| ~ wafture, waving, wave | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand. |
| n. (communication) | 5. fanfare, flourish, tucket | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments.; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| v. (possession) | 6. flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive | make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.; "The new student is thriving" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (contact) | 7. brandish, flourish, wave | move or swing back and forth.; "She waved her gun" |
| ~ hold, take hold | have or hold in one's hands or grip.; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" |
| ~ wigwag | send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
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