| slovo | definícia |
boom
(encz) | boom,boom n: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
boom
(encz) | boom,bum interj: citoslovce pro výbuch, explozi Pino |
boom
(encz) | boom,dunění n: Zdeněk Brož |
boom
(encz) | boom,expandovat v: např. ekonomika Pino |
boom
(encz) | boom,expanze n: Pino |
boom
(encz) | boom,hospodářský rozmach n: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
boom
(encz) | boom,hřmění n: Pino |
boom
(encz) | boom,konjunktura n: Zdeněk Brož |
boom
(encz) | boom,rozmach n: Zdeněk Brož |
boom
(encz) | boom,trám n: Kamil Páral |
boom
(encz) | boom,zahřmění n: Pino |
boom
(czen) | boom,boomn: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
Boom
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\, n.
1. A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry
of the bittern; a booming.
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2. A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy
excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to
market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to
political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in
the stock market; a boom in coffee. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Boom
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\, v. t.
To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or
mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for
senator. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Boom
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), v. t. (Naut.)
To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a
sail; to boom off a boat.
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Boom
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boomed, p. pr. &
vb. n. Booming.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to
hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W.
bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow
sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. Bum, Bump, v. i., Bomb,
v. i.]
1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the
bittern, and some insects.
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At eve the beetle boometh
Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson.
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2. To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.
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Alarm guns booming through the night air. --W.
Irving.
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3. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press
of sail, before a free wind.
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She comes booming down before it. --Totten.
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4. To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular
favor; to go on rushingly.
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Boom
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See
Beam.]
1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of
extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib
boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
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2. (Mech.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a
derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted
is suspended.
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3. A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel
in a river or harbor. [Obs.]
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4. (Mil. & Naval) A strong chain cable, or line of spars
bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a
harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
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5. (Lumbering) A line of connected floating timbers stretched
across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw
logs, etc., from floating away.
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Boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which
the studding-sail booms traverse.
The booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between
the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars,
etc., are stowed. --Totten.
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boom
(wn) | boom
n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: boom, roar,
roaring, thunder]
2: a state of economic prosperity
3: 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" [syn:
boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, {manna
from heaven}, windfall, bunce]
4: a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film
or tv set [syn: boom, microphone boom]
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
v 1: make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice
boomed through the hall" [syn: boom, din]
2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: smash, nail,
boom, blast]
3: be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it
thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" [syn: thunder,
boom]
4: make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of
the song" [syn: boom, boom out]
5: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is
thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: boom, thrive,
flourish, expand] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
articulating boom platform
(encz) | articulating boom platform,sloupová teleskopická plošina web |
baby boom
(encz) | baby boom,populační exploze [amer.] |
baby boomer
(encz) | baby boomer,osoba patřící k silné poválečné generaci n: Petr Prášek |
baby boomers
(encz) | baby boomers,silná (poválečná) generace n: pl. Adam Nohejl |
boom
(encz) | boom,boom n: Mgr. Dita Gálováboom,bum interj: citoslovce pro výbuch, explozi Pinoboom,dunění n: Zdeněk Brožboom,expandovat v: např. ekonomika Pinoboom,expanze n: Pinoboom,hospodářský rozmach n: Mgr. Dita Gálováboom,hřmění n: Pinoboom,konjunktura n: Zdeněk Brožboom,rozmach n: Zdeněk Brožboom,trám n: Kamil Páralboom,zahřmění n: Pino |
boom box
(encz) | boom box,přenosný hi-fi systém Zdeněk Brož |
boom or bust
(encz) | boom or bust,velké zisky nebo velké ztráty Zdeněk Brož |
boombox
(encz) | boombox,velké přenosné rádio n: Pavel Machek |
boomer
(encz) | boomer,přistěhovalec Jaroslav Šedivý |
boomerang
(encz) | boomerang,bumerang n: Zdeněk Brož |
booming
(encz) | booming,vzkvétání n: Zdeněk Brož |
jibboom
(encz) | jibboom, n: |
kaboom
(encz) | kaboom,bum interj: Ivan Masárkaboom,třesk interj: Ivan Masár |
kaffir boom
(encz) | kaffir boom, n: |
keurboom
(encz) | keurboom, n: |
microphone boom
(encz) | microphone boom, n: |
naboom
(encz) | naboom, n: |
price boom
(encz) | price boom, |
schussboomer
(encz) | schussboomer, |
sonic boom
(encz) | sonic boom,aerodynamický třesk Zdeněk Brož |
sulphur boom
(encz) | sulphur boom,vykvétání síry n: [tech.] mamm |
telescopic boom platform
(encz) | telescopic boom platform,kloubovo-teleskopická plošina web |
boom
(czen) | boom,boomn: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
boom box
(gcide) | boom box \boom box\ n.
a large portable casette or compact disk player, usually
having an integrated radio receiver. It typically has two
(stereophonic) speakers, and can be adjusted to play at a
high sound intensity, from which the name comes.
Syn: ghetto blaster.
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Boom iron
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See
Beam.]
1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of
extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib
boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
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2. (Mech.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a
derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted
is suspended.
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3. A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel
in a river or harbor. [Obs.]
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4. (Mil. & Naval) A strong chain cable, or line of spars
bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a
harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
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5. (Lumbering) A line of connected floating timbers stretched
across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw
logs, etc., from floating away.
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Boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which
the studding-sail booms traverse.
The booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between
the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars,
etc., are stowed. --Totten.
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Boomdas
(gcide) | Boomdas \Boom"das\, n. [D. boom tree + das badger.] (Zool.)
A small African hyracoid mammal (Dendrohyrax arboreus)
resembling the daman.
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Boomed
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boomed, p. pr. &
vb. n. Booming.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to
hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W.
bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow
sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. Bum, Bump, v. i., Bomb,
v. i.]
1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the
bittern, and some insects.
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At eve the beetle boometh
Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson.
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2. To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.
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Alarm guns booming through the night air. --W.
Irving.
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3. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press
of sail, before a free wind.
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She comes booming down before it. --Totten.
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4. To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular
favor; to go on rushingly.
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boomer
(gcide) | Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus),
native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States.
It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a
rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and
its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the
family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and
mountain beaver.
[1913 Webster]Boomer \Boom"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, booms.
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2. (Zool.) A North American rodent, so named because it is
said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel.
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3. (Zool.) A large male kangaroo.
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4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.]
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Boomer
(gcide) | Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus),
native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States.
It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a
rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and
its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the
family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and
mountain beaver.
[1913 Webster]Boomer \Boom"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, booms.
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2. (Zool.) A North American rodent, so named because it is
said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel.
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3. (Zool.) A large male kangaroo.
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4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.]
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Boomerang
(gcide) | Boomerang \Boom"er*ang\, n.
A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of
Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved
stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length,
from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of
an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary
motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the
shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often
moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving
upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a
retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which
it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.
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booming
(gcide) | Hushing \Hush"ing\, n. (Mining)
The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins,
by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; --
also called booming and hydraulic mining.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Booming \Boom"ing\, n.
The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent
rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep,
hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. --Howitt.
[1913 Webster]Booming \Boom"ing\, a.
1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound;
making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.
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O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar.
--Falcone.
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2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming
prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster]Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boomed, p. pr. &
vb. n. Booming.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to
hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W.
bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow
sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. Bum, Bump, v. i., Bomb,
v. i.]
1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the
bittern, and some insects.
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At eve the beetle boometh
Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson.
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2. To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.
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Alarm guns booming through the night air. --W.
Irving.
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3. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press
of sail, before a free wind.
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She comes booming down before it. --Totten.
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4. To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular
favor; to go on rushingly.
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Booming
(gcide) | Hushing \Hush"ing\, n. (Mining)
The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins,
by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; --
also called booming and hydraulic mining.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Booming \Boom"ing\, n.
The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent
rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep,
hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. --Howitt.
[1913 Webster]Booming \Boom"ing\, a.
1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound;
making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.
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O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar.
--Falcone.
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2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming
prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster]Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boomed, p. pr. &
vb. n. Booming.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to
hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W.
bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow
sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. Bum, Bump, v. i., Bomb,
v. i.]
1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the
bittern, and some insects.
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At eve the beetle boometh
Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson.
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2. To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.
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Alarm guns booming through the night air. --W.
Irving.
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3. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press
of sail, before a free wind.
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She comes booming down before it. --Totten.
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4. To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular
favor; to go on rushingly.
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Boomkin
(gcide) | Boomkin \Boom"kin\, n. (Naut.)
Same as Bumkin.
[1913 Webster]Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See Bumpkin.]
(Naut.)
A projecting beam or boom; as:
(a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the
fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin.
(b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and
called brace bumpkin.
(c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the
mizzen. [Written also boomkin.]
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boomkin
(gcide) | Boomkin \Boom"kin\, n. (Naut.)
Same as Bumkin.
[1913 Webster]Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See Bumpkin.]
(Naut.)
A projecting beam or boom; as:
(a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the
fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin.
(b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and
called brace bumpkin.
(c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the
mizzen. [Written also boomkin.]
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Boomorah
(gcide) | Boomorah \Boo"mo*rah\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A small West African chevrotain (Hy[ae]moschus aquaticus),
resembling the musk deer.
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Boomslange
(gcide) | Boomslange \Boom"slang*e\, n. [D. boom tree + slang snake.]
(Zool.)
A large South African tree snake (Bucephalus Capensis).
Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison
fangs.
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Flying-jib boom
(gcide) | Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zool.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zool.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zool.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zool.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.
Flying frog (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs
of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly
webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to
make very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus
Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zool.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zool.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- {Flying
mouse} (Zool.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a
marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party
(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zool.), one of several
species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and
Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral
folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar
squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ({Belideus
ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel
petaurus} and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.),
the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire
of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by
means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zool.) See
Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zool.), an oceanic
squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. {Sthenoteuthis
Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to
leap out of the water with such force that it often falls
on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zool.) See
Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a
start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while
the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a
torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at
night.
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Gib boom
(gcide) | Gib boom \Gib" boom`\
See Jib boom.
[1913 Webster]Jib \Jib\ (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to
side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe.]
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1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard
extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the
bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry
several jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
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2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load
is suspended.
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3. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
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4. A stationary condition; a standstill.
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Jib boom (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an
extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by
another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also
gib boom.]
Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which
a trolley moves, bearing the load.
Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without
dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a
jib-headed topsail.
Jib topsail (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of
all the other jibs.
The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]
--Sir W. Scott.
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gib boom
(gcide) | Gib boom \Gib" boom`\
See Jib boom.
[1913 Webster]Jib \Jib\ (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to
side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe.]
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1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard
extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the
bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry
several jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
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2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load
is suspended.
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3. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
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4. A stationary condition; a standstill.
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Jib boom (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an
extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by
another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also
gib boom.]
Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which
a trolley moves, bearing the load.
Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without
dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a
jib-headed topsail.
Jib topsail (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of
all the other jibs.
The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]
--Sir W. Scott.
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Jib boom
(gcide) | Jib \Jib\ (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to
side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe.]
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1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard
extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the
bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry
several jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
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2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load
is suspended.
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3. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
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4. A stationary condition; a standstill.
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Jib boom (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an
extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by
another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also
gib boom.]
Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which
a trolley moves, bearing the load.
Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without
dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a
jib-headed topsail.
Jib topsail (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of
all the other jibs.
The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]
--Sir W. Scott.
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Main boom
(gcide) | Main \Main\ (m[=a]n), a. [From Main strength, possibly
influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf.
Magnate.]
1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.]
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That current with main fury ran. --Daniel.
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2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] "The main abyss." --Milton.
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3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] "It's a man
untruth." --Sir W. Scott.
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4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.;
as, the main reason to go; the main proponent.
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Our main interest is to be happy as we can.
--Tillotson.
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5. Important; necessary. [Obs.]
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That which thou aright
Believest so main to our success, I bring. --Milton.
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By main force, by mere force or sheer force; by violent
effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force.
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That Maine which by main force Warwick did win.
--Shak.
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By main strength, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy
weight by main strength.
Main beam (Steam Engine), working beam.
Main boom (Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the
mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.
Main brace.
(a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf.
Counter brace.
(b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard.
Main center (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working
beam or side lever swings.
Main chance. See under Chance.
Main couple (Arch.), the principal truss in a roof.
Main deck (Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the
principal deck.
Main keel (Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel,
as distinguished from the false keel.
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Syn: Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.
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Ringtail boom
(gcide) | Ringtail \Ring"tail`\, n.
1. (Zool.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the
tail, as the hen harrier.
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2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a
boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.
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Ringtail boom (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for
setting a ringtail.
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Sheer boom
(gcide) | Sheer \Sheer\, n.
1. (Naut.)
(a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck,
gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from
the side.
(b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and
swinging clear of it.
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2. A turn or change in a course.
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Give the canoe a sheer and get nearer to the shore.
--Cooper.
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3. pl. Shears See Shear.
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Sheer batten (Shipbuilding), a long strip of wood to guide
the carpenters in following the sheer plan.
Sheer boom, a boom slanting across a stream to direct
floating logs to one side.
Sheer hulk. See Shear hulk, under Hulk.
Sheer plan, or Sheer draught (Shipbuilding), a projection
of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane
passing through the middle line of the vessel.
Sheer pole (Naut.), an iron rod lashed to the shrouds just
above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines.
Sheer strake (Shipbuilding), the strake under the gunwale
on the top side. --Totten.
To break sheer (Naut.), to deviate from sheer, and risk
fouling the anchor.
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Silverboom
(gcide) | Silverboom \Sil"ver*boom`\, n. [D. zilver silver + boom tree.]
(Bot.)
See Leucadendron.
[1913 Webster]Leucadendron \Leu`ca*den"dron\ (l[=u]`k[.a]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope,
having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the
silverboom of the colonists.
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silverboom
(gcide) | Silverboom \Sil"ver*boom`\, n. [D. zilver silver + boom tree.]
(Bot.)
See Leucadendron.
[1913 Webster]Leucadendron \Leu`ca*den"dron\ (l[=u]`k[.a]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope,
having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the
silverboom of the colonists.
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Spanker boom
(gcide) | Spanker \Spank"er\ (sp[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for
spanking.
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2. (Naut.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a
fore-and-aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; --
sometimes called driver. See Illust. under Sail.
--Totten.
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3. One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast
horse. [Colloq.]
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4. Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as
a stout or tall person. [Colloq.]
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Spanker boom (Naut.), a boom to which a spanker sail is
attached. See Illust. of Ship.
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Spekboom
(gcide) | Spekboom \Spek"boom\, n. [D., lit. fat tree.] (Bot.)
The purslane tree of South Africa, -- said to be the favorite
food of elephants. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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The booms
(gcide) | Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See
Beam.]
1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of
extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib
boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
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2. (Mech.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a
derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted
is suspended.
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3. A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel
in a river or harbor. [Obs.]
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4. (Mil. & Naval) A strong chain cable, or line of spars
bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a
harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
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5. (Lumbering) A line of connected floating timbers stretched
across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw
logs, etc., from floating away.
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Boom iron, one of the iron rings on the yards through which
the studding-sail booms traverse.
The booms, that space on the upper deck of a ship between
the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars,
etc., are stowed. --Totten.
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Torpedo boom
(gcide) | Torpedo boom \Tor*pe"do boom\
A spar formerly carried by men-of-war, having a torpedo on
its end.
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Wagenboom
(gcide) | Wagenboom \Wa"gen*boom`\, n. [D., literally, wagon tree.] (Bot.)
A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora);
also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
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baby boom
(wn) | baby boom
n 1: the larger than expected generation in United States born
shortly after World War II [syn: baby boom, {baby-boom
generation}] |
baby boomer
(wn) | baby boomer
n 1: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they
expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
[syn: baby boomer, boomer] |
baby-boom generation
(wn) | baby-boom generation
n 1: the larger than expected generation in United States born
shortly after World War II [syn: baby boom, {baby-boom
generation}] |
boom
(wn) | boom
n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: boom, roar,
roaring, thunder]
2: a state of economic prosperity
3: 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" [syn:
boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, {manna
from heaven}, windfall, bunce]
4: a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film
or tv set [syn: boom, microphone boom]
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
v 1: make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice
boomed through the hall" [syn: boom, din]
2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: smash, nail,
boom, blast]
3: be the case that thunder is being heard; "Whenever it
thunders, my dog crawls under the bed" [syn: thunder,
boom]
4: make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of
the song" [syn: boom, boom out]
5: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is
thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: boom, thrive,
flourish, expand] |
boom box
(wn) | boom box
n 1: a portable stereo [syn: ghetto blaster, boom box] |
boom out
(wn) | boom out
v 1: make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of
the song" [syn: boom, boom out] |
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