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boom.

tree

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/boːm/

  1. tree

    masculine

  2. any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object beam

    masculine

  3. any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object mast

    masculine

  4. any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden object boom

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bôom, from Old Dutch bōm, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

noun/buːm/

  1. boom (rapid expansion or increase)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English boom. Compare boem.

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