The meaning of Loom
Loom – definition
nounAn apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.
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Tweed was traditionally hand-woven on a loom
verbAppear as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.
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Vehicles loomed out of the darkness
nounAppear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening.
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Vehicles loomed out of the darknessnounA vague and often exaggerated first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea.
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The loom of the land
verbTo appear, esp. when seeming large and threatening
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Record budget deficits, now running well above $200 billion a year, loom over the recovery.
verbIf an unpleasant event looms, it will probably happen and makes people worry
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Stocks of heating oil are at their lowest levels for years, and another crisis may be looming., the…
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Word origin
mid 16th century: probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with East Frisian lōmen ‘move slowly’, Middle High German lüemen ‘be weary’.
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