boom

noun39 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.3

A large increase in the number of babies born during a particular period.

A period of rapid economic growth.

A period of economic prosperity following a war.

Refers to a very large and significant period of increase.

A period of rapidly rising stock prices.

The sound made by an aircraft travelling faster than the speed of sound.

A period of prosperity in an oil-producing region.

A period of high levels of investment.

A period of high consumer spending.

A period of unusually high spending.

A period when it is easy to borrow money.

A low-pitched hollow sound.

A boom accompanied by high inflation.

A recurring cycle of economic prosperity followed by a sudden downturn.

Specifies the area or sector experiencing the boom.

Indicates that an action was accompanied by a loud, deep sound.

To go through a period of rapid growth.

To perceive a deep hollow sound.

A town that experiences sudden and rapid growth.

Used when a deep sound reverberates.