loom
IPA: ɫˈum
noun
- A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
- A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
- The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.
- (dated) loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
- A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
verb
- To appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
- (figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
- (figurative) To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
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Examples of "loom" in Sentences
- The sky looms in the background.
- The frame of the loom was cast iron.
- The Alban hills loom in the background.
- Survival in the looming war was the spur.
- The hills to the north loom over the lake.
- Australians prepare as more bushfires loom.
- Mountains loom in the distance on the right.
- Changes loom as Athletics Kenya heads to elections.
- It will also look detrimental to the loom of the page.
- The broken stumps of the pharoses loom in the background.
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