The Clue
Bust alternative (4 letter answer)
The Answer
BOOM
Tags
Notes
The answer BOOM is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
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Definition
BOOM as a noun:
1. (boom, roar, roaring, thunder) = a deep prolonged loud noise
2. a state of economic prosperity
3. (boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce) = 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"
4. (boom, microphone boom) = a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
5. 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
BOOM as a verb:
1. (boom, din) = make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
2. (smash, nail, boom, blast) = hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
3. (thunder, boom) = be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed"
4. (boom, boom out) = make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"
5. (boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand) = grow stronger; "The economy was booming"