ETYM Dutch boom tree, pole, beam, bar. Related to Beam.
1. A deep prolonged loud noise; SYN. roar, roaring, thunder.
2. A pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set; SYN. microphone boom.
3. A state of economic prosperity.
4. A sudden happening that brings very good fortune; SYN. bonanza, goldmine, manna from heaven.
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.
In economics, a period in the trade cycle when the economy is expanding and aggregate demand (total demand for goods and services) is rising quickly. It is characterized by falling or low unemployment but rising inflation. + prikaži više

ETYM Icel. grôthr, grôthi. Related to Grow.
In biology, the increase in size and weight during the development of an organism. Growth is an increase in biomass (mass of organic material, excluding water) and is associated with cell division.
All organisms grow, although the rate of growth varies over a lifetime. Typically, an organism shows an S-shaped curve, in which growth is at first slow, then fast, then, toward the end of life, nonexistent. Growth may even be negative during the period before death, with decay occurring faster than cellular replacement.1. The process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex levela growth of hair.
(Pathology) An abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor). + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. encres, encresse. Related to Increase.
1. A process of becoming larger; SYN. increment, growth.
2. A change resulting in something becoming larger.
3. The act of increasing something; SYN. step-up.
4. The amount by which something increases; SYN. increment.

1. A growth in strength or number or importance.
2. A movement upward; SYN. rising, ascent, ascension.
3. An increase in cost; SYN. boost, hike.
4. The act of changing location in an upward direction; SYN. ascent, ascension, ascending.

A rapid or sudden rise

1. An upward swing
2. A marked increase or improvement — often used in the phrase on the upswing