Boom vs. Skyrocket

Boomverb

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.

‘Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.’; ‘The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.’; ‘Beneath the cliff, the sea was booming on the rocks.’; ‘I can hear the organ slowly booming from the chapel.’;

Skyrocketnoun

A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.

Boomverb

To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.

Skyrocketnoun

(by extension) A rebuke, a scolding.

Boomverb

(transitive) To make something boom.

‘Men in grey robes slowly boom the drums of death.’;

Skyrocketnoun

Pocket.

Boomverb

To publicly praise.

Skyrocketverb

(intransitive) To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

‘The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.’;

Boomverb

To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.

Skyrocketnoun

A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.

Boomverb

To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.

‘to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat’;

Skyrocketverb

To rise rapidly; - usually used figuratively, as of prices.

Boomverb

(intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.

‘The population boomed in recent years.’; ‘Business was booming.’;

Skyrocketnoun

propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

Boomverb

To cause to advance rapidly in price.

‘to boom railroad or mining shares’;

Skyrocketnoun

sends a firework display high into the sky

Boomnoun

A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.

‘The boom of the surf.’;

Skyrocketverb

shoot up abruptly, like a rocket;

‘prices skyrocketed’;

Boomnoun

One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.

Skyrocket

A skyrocket is a type of firework that uses a solid-fuel rocket to rise quickly into the sky; a bottle rocket is a small skyrocket. At the apex of its ascent, it is usual for a variety of effects (stars, bangs, crackles, etc.) to be emitted.

Boomnoun

(nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.

Boomnoun

A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.

Boomnoun

A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

Boomnoun

(electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.

Boomnoun

A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.

Boomnoun

A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.

Boomnoun

The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.

Boomnoun

A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.

Boomnoun

A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

Boominterjection

used to suggest the sound of an explosion.

Boominterjection

used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.

Boomnoun

A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

Boomnoun

A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.

Boomnoun

A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor.

Boomnoun

A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.

Boomnoun

A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away.

Boomnoun

A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.

Boomnoun

A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; - applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee.

Boomverb

To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.

Boomverb

To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.

‘At eve the beetle boomethAthwart the thicket lone.’;

Boomverb

To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.

‘Alarm guns booming through the night air.’;

Boomverb

To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.

‘She comes booming down before it.’;

Boomverb

To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.

Boomverb

To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator.

Boomnoun

a deep prolonged loud noise

Boomnoun

a state of economic prosperity

Boomnoun

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 lik an assembly line’;

Boomnoun

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

Boomnoun

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

Boomverb

make a resonant sound, like artillery;

‘His deep voice boomed through the hall’;

Boomverb

hit hard;

‘He smashed a 3-run homer’;

Boomverb

be the case that thunder is being heard;

‘Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed’;

Boomverb

make a deep hollow sound;

‘Her voice booms out the words of the song’;

Boomverb

grow stronger;

‘The economy was booming’;

Boomnoun

a loud, deep, resonant sound

‘the deep boom of the bass drum’;

Boomnoun

the characteristic resonant cry of the bittern

‘the boom of the bittern may be enjoyed in the country’;

Boomnoun

a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth

‘the London property boom’;

Boomnoun

a pivoted spar to which the foot of a vessel's sail is attached, allowing the angle of the sail to be changed.

Boomnoun

a movable arm over a television or film set, carrying a microphone or camera

‘a boom mike’;

Boomnoun

a floating beam used to contain oil spills or to form a barrier across the mouth of a harbour or river.

Boomverb

make a loud, deep, resonant sound

‘thunder boomed in the sky’;

Boomverb

say in a loud, deep, resonant voice

‘‘Stop right there,’ boomed the Headmaster’;

Boomverb

(of a bittern) utter its characteristic resonant cry

‘a dozen bitterns boom mysteriously from the reeds’;

Boomverb

experience a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth

‘business is booming’;