boom (n.)
- access
- accession
- accretion
- accrual
- accruement
- accumulation
- addition
- advance
- aggrandizement
- amplification
- appreciation
- ascent
- augmentation
- backfire
- backstop
- balloon
- ballooning
- balsa
- bang
- bank
- bar
- bark
- barrage
- barrel
- barrier
- batten
- beam
- bellow
- birr
- blare
- blast
- bloat
- bloom
- blossom
- blowout
- blowup
- blubber
- board
- bob
- boom
- boost
- bray
- breakwater
- breastwork
- breed
- breeze
- broadening
- brush
- buffer
- buildup
- bulkhead
- bulwark
- bum
- buoy
- burr
- burst
- bust
- buzz
- cackle
- cannonade
- chant
- chirp
- clap
- clip
- cofferdam
- coo
- cork
- crack
- crank
- crash
- crescendo
- crisis
- crow
- crowbar
- dam
- defense
- depression
- detonation
- development
- dike
- din
- discharge
- ditch
- downturn
- drawl
- drone
- earthwork
- echo
- edema
- elevation
- embankment
- enlargement
- expansion
- explosion
- extension
- fence
- flare
- flash
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flood
- flourish
- flower
- flute
- fly
- foot
- fulmination
- gain
- gasp
- gate
- groin
- growl
- growling
- growth
- grumble
- grumbling
- grunt
- gush
- handspike
- haul
- heave
- highball
- hike
- hiss
- hum
- increase
- increment
- inflation
- jam
- jetty
- jimmy
- jump
- keen
- lay
- leap
- levee
- lever
- lilt
- limb
- log
- logjam
- low
- marlinespike
- milldam
- moat
- mole
- mound
- mount
- mounting
- multiplication
- mumble
- murmur
- mutter
- nip
- outrigger
- pant
- parapet
- peak
- peaking
- peal
- peavey
- pedal
- pipe
- pontoon
- portcullis
- prize
- productiveness
- profitability
- progress
- proliferation
- prosperity
- pry
- purr
- raft
- raise
- rampart
- rebound
- recession
- recovery
- report
- return
- reverberation
- ring
- rip
- rise
- roadblock
- roar
- roll
- rumble
- rumbling
- scorch
- scream
- screech
- seawall
- shriek
- sigh
- sing
- sizzle
- skim
- slam
- slowdown
- slump
- smash
- snap
- snarl
- snort
- snowball
- sob
- sound
- spar
- speed
- spread
- squall
- squawk
- squeal
- surfboard
- surge
- sweep
- swell
- swelling
- tear
- thrum
- thunder
- treadle
- trumpet
- tumescence
- twang
- up
- upping
- upsurge
- upturn
- wail
- wall
- warble
- warp
- wax
- waxing
- weir
- whine
- whir
- whisk
- whisper
- whiz
- widening
- work
- yap
- yell
- yelp
- zing
- zip
- zoom
boom (v.)
- access
- accession
- accrue
- accumulate
- advance
- appreciate
- backfire
- backstop
- balloon
- bang
- bank
- bar
- bark
- barrage
- barrel
- batten
- bawl
- beam
- bellow
- birr
- blare
- blast
- blat
- bloat
- bloom
- blossom
- blubber
- board
- bob
- bombilate
- bombinate
- boom
- boost
- bray
- breathe
- breed
- breeze
- broaden
- brush
- buffer
- bulwark
- bum
- buoy
- burgeon
- burr
- burst
- bust
- buzz
- cackle
- cannonade
- chant
- chirp
- clap
- clip
- coo
- cork
- crack
- crank
- crash
- crescendo
- crow
- dam
- deafen
- develop
- dike
- din
- discharge
- ditch
- drawl
- drone
- echo
- exclaim
- explode
- fatten
- fence
- flare
- flash
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flood
- flourish
- flower
- flute
- fly
- foot
- gain
- gasp
- gate
- groin
- grow
- growl
- grumble
- grunt
- gush
- haul
- heave
- hike
- hiss
- hum
- increase
- intensify
- jam
- jimmy
- jump
- keen
- lay
- leap
- lever
- lilt
- limb
- log
- low
- mound
- mount
- multiply
- mumble
- murmur
- mutter
- nip
- pant
- peak
- peal
- pedal
- pipe
- prize
- progress
- proliferate
- prosper
- pry
- purr
- raft
- raise
- rebound
- reecho
- report
- resonate
- resound
- return
- reverberate
- ring
- rip
- rise
- roar
- roll
- rumble
- scorch
- scream
- screech
- shriek
- sibilate
- sigh
- sing
- sizzle
- skim
- slam
- slump
- smash
- snap
- snarl
- snort
- snowball
- sob
- sound
- spar
- speed
- spread
- squall
- squawk
- squeal
- strengthen
- stun
- surfboard
- surge
- sweep
- swell
- tear
- thrive
- thrum
- thunder
- treadle
- trumpet
- twang
- unlash
- up
- wail
- wall
- warble
- warp
- wax
- wham
- whine
- whir
- whisk
- whisper
- whiz
- widen
- work
- yap
- yawp
- yell
- yelp
- zip
- zoom
