baby boom
— Noun
– English
~ the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
boom
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
boom
— Noun
– English
~ a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
boom
— Noun
– English
~ a deep prolonged loud noise
boom
— Noun
– English
~ a state of economic prosperity
boom
— Noun
– English
~ 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
baby boomer
— Noun
– English
~ a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
boomer
— Noun
– English
~ a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
boomerang
— Noun
– English
~ a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
boomerang
— Noun
– English
~ a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
booming
— Adjective
– English
~ very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
booming
— Adjective
– English
~ (used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
boon
— Adjective
– English
~ very close and convivial; "boon companions"
boon
— Noun
– English
~ a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
boondocks
— Noun
– English
~ a remote and undeveloped area
boondoggle
— Noun
– English
~ work of little or no value done merely to look busy
boone
— Noun
– English
~ an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
boor
— Noun
– English
~ a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
boorish
— Adjective
– English
~ ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
boorishly
— Adverb
– English
~ like a boor; "he behaved boorishly at the party"