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- pronunciation:
- bum
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long horizontal pole that extends and positions the bottom of a sail.
- synonyms:
- spar
- similar words:
- mast, pole
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| definition 2: |
a heavy beam on a derrick, used to extend and support cargo or other weight.
- similar words:
- beam, jack
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| definition 3: |
any such extending support, as for a microphone, camera, or the like.
- similar words:
- arm, bar, jack, lever, pole, rod, shaft, stalk
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| definition 4: |
a floating enclosure, made of chains or ropes, that is used to confine floating objects such as boats and timber.
- synonyms:
- floating dock
- similar words:
- buoy, dam, float, outrigger, pontoon, raft
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| related words: |
yard |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
booms, booming, boomed |
| definition: |
to extend or manipulate by means of a boom.
- similar words:
- jack, lever
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