Phrase Hound found 71 phrases and 58 compound words that contain boom. The most common are listed below. Open boom in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 71
- baby boomA period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate.
- boom barrierA bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.
- lower the boomTo use one's superior physical strength.
- sonic boomThe audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.
- boom and bustA pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers; prosperity followed by recession.
- boom-boomTo make a loud, low-pitched sound.
- jib boomA spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.
- lowering the boompresent participle and gerund of lower the boom
- boom townA town that is experiencing or has experienced a period of rapid growth due to some temporary activity.
- tech boomA period of rapid economic growth and expansion in the technology sector, characterized by massive investment, soaring company valuations (especially internet-based ones), and significant innovation.
- containment boomA temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill.
- lowers the boomthird-person singular simple present indicative of lower the boom: To use one's superior physical strength.
- boom vangA line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
- lowered the boomsimple past and past participle of lower the boom
- boom goes the dynamiteIndicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated.
- boom offTo resound against (a surface).
- boom bapA style/subgenre of hip hop characterized by hard-hitting drums, usually containing the kick drum/snare drum/hi-hat combination rather than claps, snaps, TR-808 bass drums, cowbells, shakers, and various other percussion sounds used for …
- dot-com boomSynonym of dot-com bubble: A historic speculative bubble based around the Internet, covering roughly 1997–2000.
- boom boxAlternative spelling of boombox: A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.
- boom carAlternative spelling of boomcar: A car with aftermarket audio-components designed to achieve an unusually loud volume and often to be heard from outside the vehicle (such as having speakers in the trunk or directly on the exterior).
- boom carsplural of boom car: A car with aftermarket audio-components designed to achieve an unusually loud volume and often to be heard from outside the vehicle (such as having speakers in the trunk or directly on the exterior).
- boom gateSynonym of boom barrier: A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.
- boom stickAlternative form of boomstick: In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
- tail boomOn an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.
- ka-boomAlternative spelling of kaboom: The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.
Compound words 58
- kaboomThe sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.
- bumpkinA clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
- boomtownAlternative form of boom town: A town that is experiencing or has experienced a period of rapid growth due to some temporary activity.
- boomyCharacterized by heavy bass sounds.
- boomstickIn logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
- boomhouseA building for housing the operator of the winch that controls a boom which is used to control the flow of logs that float downriver to the sawmill.
- boomableCapable of or subject to booming
- overboomTo grow or progress too quickly, resulting in the crash of (something).
- antiboomCountering an economic boom.
- boomageA fee charged by the owner of a boom for its use in storing logs.