Definitions for zooms

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zooms zoom

Spelling: [zoom]

IPA: /zum/

Zooms is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 31 anagrams from letters in zooms (moosz).

Definitions for zooms

noun

1. the act or process of zooming.
2. a zooming sound.
3. Informal. zoom lens.
4. Also called zoom shot. Movies, Television. a shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens.

Verb phrases

1. zoom in (on), to bring (a subject, scene, etc.) into closeup by using a zoom lens: to examine more closely or in greater detail; focus on:

verb (used with object)

1. to cause (an airplane) to zoom.
2. to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming.

verb (used without object)

1. to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound:
2. to fly an airplane suddenly and sharply upward at great speed for a short distance, as in regaining altitude, clearing an obstacle, or signaling.
3. Movies, Television. to bring a subject, scene, etc., into closeup or cause it to recede into a long shot using a zoom lens and while maintaining focus.
4. Informal. to increase or rise suddenly and sharply:

Origin of zooms

First recorded in 1885-90; imitative

Examples for zooms

Unlike humans, it can watch for days, even years, watch an entire city, zoom in close, use heat sensors and infrared.

He had lost flying speed on his zoom to get at the green plane.

If you zoom in on Google Maps, you can just make out the jumbles of industrial machinery tucked away inside.

Just then the distant "zoom" of the westbound Overland shook the silence.

Jack had to "zoom" several times to get out of reach of the shells.

When they saw him zoom once more into the air, their hearts bounded with him.

Click here to zoom in, then take a look at the bottom hem of the topless Psyche's dress.

Yes, it may be individually rational, but let's zoom back to 30,000 feet and look at the whole society.

It beats a screen grab because you can zoom in and out as you travel.

After that for some time only the zoom of the motor was heard.