| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud sound; crash |
Synonyms: |
bang, barrage, blare, blast, burst, cannonade, clap, crack, drumfire, explosion, reverberation, roar, rumble, slam, smash, thunder, wham |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prosperity |
Synonyms: |
advance, boost, development, expansion, gain, growth, improvement, increase, inflation, jump, prosperousness, push, rush, spurt, upsurge, upswing, upturn |
Antonyms: |
collapse, failure, loss |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crash; make loud sound |
Synonyms: |
bang, blast, burst, clap, crack, drum, explode, resound, reverberate, roar, roll, rumble, slam, smash, sound, thunder, wham |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prosper |
Synonyms: |
appreciate, bloom, develop, enhance, expand, flourish, flower, gain, grow, increase, intensify, rise in value, spurt, strengthen, succeed, swell, thrive |
Antonyms: |
collapse, fail, falter, lose |
| Main Entry: | bang |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explosive noise |
Synonyms: |
blast, boom, burst, clang, clap, clash, crack, detonation, discharge, howl, peal, pop, report, roar, roll, rumble, salvo, shot, slam, smash, sound, thud, thump, thunder, wham |
Antonyms: |
whimper |
| Main Entry: | bang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit or knock loudly |
Synonyms: |
boom, burst, clang, clatter, crash, detonate, drum, echo, explode, make noise, peal, rattle, resound, sound, thump, thunder |
Antonyms: |
tap |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rod; straight length of material |
Synonyms: |
batten, billet, boom, crossbar, crosspiece, ingot, lever, paling, pig, pole, rail, rib, rule, shaft, slab, spar, spoke, stake, stick, streak, strip, stripe, stroke |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | length of material used as support |
Synonyms: |
axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, girder, jamb, joist, lath, lintel, pile, piling, pillar, plank, pole, post, prop, rafter, reach, scaffolding, scantling, shaft, sill, spar, stanchion, stay, stringer, strip, strut, stud, timber, transverse, trestle, two-by-four |
| Notes: | ray is distinguished from beam in that it describes a smaller quantity of light (beam being a collection of parallel rays) |
| Main Entry: | blare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make loud noise |
Synonyms: |
bark, bellow, blast, boom, bray, clamor, clang, honk, hoot, peal, resound, roar, scream, shout, shriek, sound out, toot, trumpet |
Antonyms: |
toot |
| Main Entry: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stave, stay, stirrup, strengthener, strut, sustainer, truss, underpinning, vice |