loom
1a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
the art or the process of weaving.
the part of an oar between the blade and the handle.
to weave (something) on a loom.
Origin of loom
1Other definitions for loom (2 of 4)
to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.
to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size: Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him.
to assume form as an impending event: A battle looms at the convention.
a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path.
Origin of loom
2Other words for loom
Other definitions for loom (3 of 4)
Origin of loom
3Other definitions for L.O.O.M. (4 of 4)
Loyal Order of Moose.
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British Dictionary definitions for loom (1 of 3)
/ (luːm) /
an apparatus, worked by hand (hand loom) or mechanically (power loom), for weaving yarn into a textile
the middle portion of an oar, which acts as a fulcrum swivelling in the rowlock
Origin of loom
1British Dictionary definitions for loom (2 of 3)
/ (luːm) /
to come into view indistinctly with an enlarged and often threatening aspect
(of an event) to seem ominously close
(often foll by over) (of large objects) to dominate or overhang
a rising appearance, as of something far away
Origin of loom
2British Dictionary definitions for loom (3 of 3)
/ (luːm) /
Origin of loom
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