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Nouns (10)

n. a state of economic prosperity

n. any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring

microphone boom

n. a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce

n. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

Verbs (5)

thunder

v. be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"

boom out

v. make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"

thrive, flourish, expand

v. grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

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Fuzzynyms (35)

emergence, outgrowth, growth

n. the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

increase

n. a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"

rush

n. a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"

thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish

v. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; "The new student is thriving"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

root

v. cause to take roots

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

bloom, blossom, flower

v. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

mature, maturate, grow

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

wax, increase in phase

v. increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"

bud

v. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

spread

v. cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

spud

v. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"

build

v. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

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