boom: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with M
Meaning of boom
verb
To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
Example: Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.
- figuratively, transitive
To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- intransitive
To flourish, grow, or progress.
Example: The population boomed in recent years.
- transitive
To make (something) boom.
Example: Men in grey robes slowly boom the drums of death.
Listed forms: booms, booming, boomed.
Source: Wiktionary — boom.
noun
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
Example: the boom of the surf
A rapid expansion or increase.
Example: You should prepare for the coming boom in the tech industry.
A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
Listed forms: booms.
Source: Wiktionary — boom.
intj
Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
Example: crash boom bang
Used to suggest something happening suddenly or unexpectedly; voilà.
Example: Add one cup of hot water, wait a minute, and boom — your cup of ramen is ready.
The sound of a bass drum beating.
The sound of a cannon firing.
Source: Wiktionary — boom.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for boom.
noun
a deep prolonged loud noise
noun
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
noun
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
- microphone boom
verb
make a resonant sound, like artillery
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is boom in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of boom
B(3) + O(1) + O(1) + M(3) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of boom
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from boom
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