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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024loom•ing (lo̅o̅′ming),USA pronunciation n. - Meteorology, Opticsa mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024loom1 /lum/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Textilesa hand-operated or power-driven device for weaving fabrics.
v. [~ + object] - to weave (something) on a loom.
loom2 /lum/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to come into view in indistinct and enlarged form:Suddenly the mountain loomed over them.
- to assume form as an event about to happen:A battle looms at the border.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024loom1 (lo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. - a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- the art or the process of weaving.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe part of an oar between the blade and the handle.
v.t. - to weave (something) on a loom.
- Middle English lome, Old English gelōma tool, implement. See heirloom bef. 900
- 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.
n. - 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, originally uncertain 1585–95
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rear, tower.
loom3 (lo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.]- Birdsloon1.
- Birdsa guillemot or murre.
L.O.O.M., - Loyal Order of Moose.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loom /luːm/ n - 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
Etymology: 13th Century (meaning any kind of tool): variant of Old English gelōma tool; compare heirloom loom /luːm/ vb (intransitive)- to come into view indistinctly with an enlarged and often threatening aspect
- (of an event) to seem ominously close
- (often followed by over) (of large objects) to dominate or overhang
n - a rising appearance, as of something far away
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from East Frisian lomen to move slowly |