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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How to use loom in a sentence
Although operating as a makeshift bodega may not be ideal for every kitchen, Rivera believes this is where restaurants are headed if they want to compete as major changes in the industry loom.
Even as a child, I had always been around the loom and have had no doubt that I’ll be weaving.
How a Wasteland Shrub Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Fashion | Daniel Malloy | August 28, 2020 | OzyHe was the larger-than-the-life figure, and he loomed impossibly large over this campaign.
Former Providence Mayor & Ex-Con Buddy Cianci's Redemption Tour Goes Bust | David Freedlander | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll three loomed large, and all were entangled as the United States was being created.
The Supreme Court Turns the First Amendment Into a Weapon for Corporations | Sally Kohn | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe resigned his seat two weeks later as a criminal indictment loomed.
Voters Hate Seniors More Than Crooks; Can Thad Cochran Survive That? | Patricia Murphy | June 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He loomed like a god above us, as much a presence as any deity, and God knows he was accepted as such.
This is better than the Cold War when nuclear war loomed, but it is still sinister.
Neither of us spoke again, and at length the squat log buildings of Pend d' Oreille loomed ahead of us in the night.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThere was another personality that loomed large, in those years, on the Midland—Samuel Swarbrick, the accountant.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThey were soon out-distanced, the palm-trees fell away, the soaring temple loomed against the blazing sky.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe one thing that loomed big in my mind's eye was the monstrous injustice of the accusation.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairA horse or a tree or a clump of brush loomed up grotesquely in the vaporous blur.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
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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