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— English words —

• boom v. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
• boom v. (Transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
• boom v. Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation.
• boom v. (Transitive) To make something boom.
• boom v. (Aviation) To subject to a sonic boom.
• boom v. (Slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.
• boom v. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
• boom v. (Chess engines) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
• boom n. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
• boom n. A rapid expansion or increase.
• boom n. (Aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom.
• boom n. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
• boom n. (Chess engines) An instance of booming.
• boom interj. Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
• boom interj. Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
• boom interj. The sound of a bass drum beating.
• boom interj. The sound of a cannon firing.
• boom n. (Nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship’s side to which boats…
• boom n. A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
• boom n. (By extension) A microphone supported on such a pole.
• boom n. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
• boom n. (Electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
• boom n. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment…
• boom n. A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
• boom n. The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
• boom n. A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.
• boom v. To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
• boom v. (Usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
• boom n. (Economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
• boom v. (Intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
• boom v. (Transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.
• Boom prop.n. A Belgian town and municipality in the southwest of the Flemish province of Antwerp.

— International convention —

• Boom prop.n. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Boudewijn Karel Boom (1903-1980).

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Afrikaans - Middle dutch
  • boom n. Tree.
• Central franconian
  • Boom n. (Most dialects) tree.
• East central german
  • Boom n. (Upper Saxon) tree.
• German low german
  • Bööm n. Plural of Boom.
• German low german - Plautdietsch - Saterland frisian
  • Boom n. Tree.
• Middle dutch
  • boom n. Beam, pole.
  • boom n. Boom barrier.
• Polish
  • boom n. (Economics, business) boom (period of prosperity).
  • boom n. Boom (rapid expansion or increase).
• Romanian
  • boom n. (Economics, business) boom.
• Zealandic
  • boôm n. Tree.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• boom n. (Zeilvaart) giek, hout of buis aan de onderkant van het grootzeil.
• boom n. Boem, geluid van een explosie.
• boom n. (Economie) periode van hoogtij in de economie, sterke hoogconjunctuur.
• boom n. Stok of buis waarmee een microfoon op de optimale locatie kan worden gehouden.

— English words, defined in French —

• boom n. Bruit sourd, comme une explosion, grondement, détonation.
• boom ono. Boum, bruit d’explosion.
• boom v. Faire un bruit résonant, gronder.
• boom n. (Navigation) Bôme.
• boom n. Perche de micro ou camera.
• boom n. Flèche de grue.
• boom n. Barrage flottant.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• boom s. Un sonido resonante y grave, tal como el de una explosión.
• boom s. Una rápida expansión o incremento.
• boom s. Una de las llamadas de ciertos monos o pájaros.
• boom v. Hacer un sonido bajo, hueco, resonante.
• boom v. Exclamar con fuerza, gritar.
• boom v. De un avetoro común, hacer su vocalización territorial, profunda y resonante.
• boom interj. Usado para sugerir el sonido de una explosión.
• boom interj. El sonido de un tambor bajo al golpearlo.
• boom interj. El sonido de un cañón disparando.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• boom interj. Bum (som de uma explosão).
• boom s. (Economia⚠) crescimento econômico repentino.
• boom s. Bum (som de uma explosão).
• boom v. Passar por um período de prosperidade.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• boom s. (Marina) boma.

— In German —

• boom V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs boomen.
• boom V. 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs boomen.
• Boom S. Wirtschaft: plötzliche Aufschwungsphase.
• Boom S. Börse: Hausse.
• Boom S. Übertragen: Phase, in der etwas von großem Interesse ist…
• Boom S. Stadt in Belgien.
• Boom S. Familienname.

— In Dutch —

• boom n. (Plantkunde) een meerjarige plant die als karakteristiek…
• boom n. Een stok of buis waarmee een microfoon op de optimale locatie…
• boom n. (Zeilvaart) rondhout aan de onderkant van een langsgetuigd…
• boom n. (Scheepvaart) een stok waarmee een schip voortbewogen kan worden.
• boom n. (Bouwkunde) zijkant van een trap of ladder waar de treden…
• boom n. (Informatica) een abstracte datastructuur gelijkend op [1].
• boom n. (Informeel) lang gesprek.
• boom w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van bomen.
• boom w. Gebiedende wijs van bomen.
• boom w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van bomen.
• boom n. Toename.

— In French —

• boom n.m. (Anglicisme) Accroissement très rapide, spectaculaire.
• boom n.m. (Canada) Digue flottante permettant de retenir les billes de bois.
• Boom n.prop. (Géographie) Commune de la province d’Anvers de la région…
• Boom n.fam. Nom de famille.

— In Portuguese —

• boom s. (Estrangeirismo) ver bum.

— In Italian —

• boom s. Lemma simile dal punto di vista sonoro ad uno scoppio.
• boom s. Diffusione di una merce o di uno stile di vita.
• boom s. (Forestierismo) (economia) periodo di febbrile e veloce crescita economica.

190 English words from 44 English definitions

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60 English words from 51 foreign definitions

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2 foreign words from 44 English definitions

Boudewijn Karel

140 foreign words from 51 foreign definitions

aan Accroissement Aktiv Anglicisme Anvers avetoro bajo Belgien Bij billes billes␣de␣bois Boem Bôme bomen boomen Börse Boum Bouwkunde Bruit␣sourd buis cañón ciertos comme como común crescimento crescita crescita␣economica datastructuur de␣la détonation Diffusione disparando economia economica econômico economie Eerste Eerste␣persoon enkelvoud Estrangeirismo etwas Exclamar expansión explosão explosie explosión Familienname famille febbrile flottant flottante Forestierismo fuerza Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs gehouden gelijkend geluid Géographie gesprek giek gritar großem grondement gronder grootzeil hacer hoogconjunctuur hoogtij hueco Imperativ incremento Indikativ Informatica Informeel Interesse inversie karakteristiek langsgetuigd llamadas locatie microfoon Nom␣de␣famille onderkant optimale pájaros Passar periode período permettant persoon Plantkunde plötzliche por Präsens punto␣di␣vista rápida rapide région repentino résonant resonante retenir rondhout Scheepvaart schip scoppio sonido sonoro spectaculaire Stadt stile␣di␣vita stok sugerir tal tal␣como tambor tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd Toename treden très tweede tweede␣persoon Übertragen uma una une uno Usado von voortbewogen waar waarmee wijs Wirtschaft worden Zeilvaart zijkant

114 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

booms Booms boomy boomed boomer Boomer boomie boomage boom␣bap boombox boom␣box boomers Boomers boometh boomier booming boomity boomkin boomlet Boomses boomable boomages boomaler boom-boom boomburb boom␣gate boomiest boomings boomkins boomless boomlets boomlike boomorah boom␣path boompipe boom␣pipe boom␣pole boomster boomtime boomtown boom␣town boom␣vang boomalers boom-booms boomboxes boom␣boxes boomburbs boomerang boomerish boomerism +64 words

67 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

kabooms nabooms wabooms gib␣booms jibbooms jib-booms jib␣booms kerbooms OK␣boomer OK␣Boomer OK,␣boomer OK,␣Boomer baby␣booms boom-booms forebooms keurbooms mainbooms minibooms Notebooms overbooms Rozebooms spekbooms tailbooms tail␣booms babyboomer baby␣boomer boom-boomed echo␣boomer gayby␣booms kokerbooms overboomed postboomer sis␣boom␣bah sonic␣booms wagenbooms wittebooms babyboomers baby␣boomers baby␣boomlet boom-booming disselbooms dot-com␣booms echo␣boomers grandboomer kafferbooms kaffirbooms overbooming postboomers schussbooms sonic␣boomed +17 words

56 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

kaboom ka-boom naboom waboom Birboom gib␣boom jibboom jib-boom jib␣boom kerboom nonboom preboom antiboom baby␣boom bada␣boom Beerboom boom-boom foreboom keurboom lase-boom mainboom miniboom Noteboom overboom postboom Rozeboom spekboom tailboom tail␣boom gayby␣boom kokerboom sonic␣boom wagenboom waterboom witteboom disselboom dot-com␣boom guarriboom kafferboom kaffirboom schussboom knuckleboom top␣one's␣boom torpedo␣boom lower␣the␣boom swinging␣boom tops␣one's␣boom flying␣jib␣boom lowers␣the␣boom lowered␣the␣boom +6 words

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

boo Boo oom OOM

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

moo Moo MOO moob OoB OOB

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

mobo MOBO moob

24 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

bloom Bloom bombo bomoh booms Booms boomy bosom bromo bromo- broom Broom combo coomb gombo mobos mobot Mobot moobs ombro- Pombo Rombo tombo Wombo

22 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

BMO BoM BOM boo Boo MBO mob Mob MOB moo Moo MOO obo OBO o/b/o OMB OMO omo- OoB OOB oom OOM

36 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Blom Bohm boob Booe boof boog booh book Book bool boon boop Boop boor boos boot Boot BOOT Booz borm Brom brom- coom doom Doom DOOM foom goom joom loom room toom voom yoom zoom Zoom

6 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

BoM BOM boo Boo oom OOM

5 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

bloom Bloom bosom broom Broom

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