Booms

//buːmz//

Synonyms for "booms" (413 found)

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brush buffer buildup bulkhead bull market bulwark bum buoy burgeon burgeoning burr burst business cycle business fluctuations bust buzz cackle cannonade cant hook carling float

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Noun(4 words)

bunce godsend gold rush gravy

Verb(3 words)

campaign din expand

Related words (206)

hiss hook hum hydraulic-fill dam increase increment inflation intensify iron crow iron curtain jam jetty jimmy jump kedge keen land-office business lay lay aloft leap

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leaping weir levee lever life buoy life preserver life raft lilt limb log logjam low make knots market expansion marlinespike mast milldam moat mole mound mount mounting multiplication multiply mumble murmur mutter nip outrigger outstrip the wind pant parapet peak peaking peal peavey pedal pinch bar pipe pontoon portcullis pour it on prize productiveness profitability progress proliferate proliferation prosper prosperity prosperousness pry purr raft rafter raise rampart ratline down rattle the windows reboation rebound recession recovery reecho rend the air rend the ears report resonate resound resounding return reverberate reverberation ring rip ripping bar rise roadblock roar roaring trade rock the sky rock-fill dam roll rumble rumbling run up scorch scream screech seawall send back shoot up shriek shutter dam sibilate sigh sing sizzle skim slam slowdown slump snap snarl snort snowball snowballing sob sound spar spar down speed split the eardrums split the ears spread squall squawk squeal startle the echoes stone wall storm storm along stream the log strengthen stun succeed surfboard surge suspender sweep swell swelling tear tear along thrive thrum thunder along thundering traverse a yard treadle trumpet tumescence twang unlash up upping upsurge upswing uptrend upturn wail wall wander warble warp wax waxing weir wham whine whir whisk whisper whiz wicket dam widen widening work wrecking bar yap yawp yell yelp zing zip zoom

Noun(6 words)

manna from heaven microphone boom roar roaring thunder windfall

Verb(5 words)

nail prosper smash thrive thunder

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The industry has seen many booms and busts in the past.

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For some reason economic booms have names taken from Japanese mythology given to them.

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We must build toward the time when a major depression cannot occur again; and if this means sacrificing the easy profits of inflationist booms, then let them go; and good riddance.

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After blizzards and hurricanes, many cities see baby booms.

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