Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 17 compound words that contain booms. The most common are listed below. Open booms in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- sonic boomsplural of sonic boom: The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.
- baby boomsplural of baby boom: A period marked by a signifiant increase in the birth rate.
- boom-boomsplural of boom-boom: To make a loud, low-pitched sound.
- booms offthird-person singular simple present indicative of boom off: To resound against (a surface).
- containment boomsplural of containment boom: A temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill.
- head boomsplural of head boom: A jib boom or flying jib boom.
- swinging boomsplural of swinging boom: The spar which stretches the foot of a lower studdingsail.
- tail boomsplural of tail boom: On an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.
- torpedo boomsplural of torpedo boom: A spar carried by a man-of-war, having a torpedo on its end.
- Vine boomsplural of Vine boom: A echoing sound effect of an explosion, used in humorous videos on social media.
- jib boomsplural of jib boom: A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.
- gib boomsplural of gib boom: A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.
- booms and bustsplural of boom and bust: A 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.
- dot-com boomsplural of dot-com boom: A historic speculative bubble based around the Internet, covering roughly 1997–2000.
- flying jib boomsplural of flying jib boom: A jib boom with an additional outboard jib boom attached.
- gayby boomsplural of gayby boom: A sudden increase in the number of homosexual parents.
Compound words 17
- boomslangA highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
- boomsayersplural of boomsayer: A person who makes optimistic projections about the future, especially with regard to economic prosperity and growth.
- boomshootSyllabic abbreviation of boomer shooter.
- boomslangsplural of boomslang: A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
- boomstersplural of boomster: One engaged in booming the market or a political candidate for office; one who works up a boom.
- boomsticksplural of boomstick: In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
- foreboomsplural of foreboom: The boom of the foremast.
- jibboomsplural of jibboom: A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.
- kerboomsplural of kerboom: The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.
- knuckleboomsplural of knuckleboom: A compact crane whose boom articulates near the middle.