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- [boom]
- /bum/
- /buːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boom]
- /bum/
Definitions of boomed word
- verb without object boomed to sail at full speed. 1
- verb with object boomed to extend or position, as a sail (usually followed by out or off). 1
- verb with object boomed to manipulate (an object) by or as by means of a crane or derrick. 1
- noun boomed Nautical. any of various more or less horizontal spars or poles for extending the feet of sails, especially fore-and-aft sails, for handling cargo, suspending mooring lines alongside a vessel, pushing a vessel away from wharves, etc. 1
- noun boomed Aeronautics. an outrigger used on certain aircraft for connecting the tail surfaces to the fuselage. a maneuverable and retractable pipe on a tanker aircraft for refueling another aircraft in flight. chord1 (def 4). 1
- noun boomed a chain, cable, series of connected floating timbers, or the like, serving to obstruct navigation, confine floating timber, etc. 1
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Origin of boomed
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; 1910-15 for def 10; late Middle English bombon, bummyn to buzz; cognate with Dutch bommen, German bummen, orig. imitative
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Parts of speech for Boomed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boomed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
boomed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boomed
noun boomed
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- clapped — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
- dammed — a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- lathed — a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- noised — Simple past tense and past participle of noise.
verb boomed
- chimed — an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- donged — Simple past tense and past participle of dong.
- drummed — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- flourished — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- mushroomed — Simple past tense and past participle of mushroom.
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