| VERB | stative | loom | come into view indistinctly, often threateningly |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | loom, tower, predominate, hulk | appear very large or occupy a commanding position | |
| stative | loom, brood, hover, bulk large | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing | |
| creation | loom | weave on a loom | |
| NOUN | artifact | loom | a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile |
| Sounds | luw'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... | |
| Meaning | A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | Jacquard loom, Jacquard | A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads |
| carpet loom | A loom for weaving carpeting | |
| figure loom, figured-fabric loom | A loom for weaving figured fabrics | |
| handloom | A loom powered by hand | |
| power loom | A loom operated mechanically | |
| Broader | textile machine | A machine for making textiles |
| Spanish | telar | |
| Catalan | teler | |
| Meaning | Come into view indistinctly, often threateningly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Another air plane loomed into the sky" | |
| Broader | look, appear, seem | Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| Spanish | aparecer, asomarse, presentarse, surgir | |
| Catalan | aparèixer, presentar-se, sorgir, treure el cap, treure el nas | |
| Meaning | Appear very large or occupy a commanding position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" | |
| Synonyms | tower, predominate, hulk | |
| Broader | rise, lift, rear | Rise up |
| Spanish | amenazar, elevarse, encumbrarse, predominar, torrar | |
| Catalan | elevar-se, encastellar-se, encimbellar, enlairar-se, predominar | |
| Meaning | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | Some big birds loom in the tree; There loom some big birds in the tree | |
| Synonyms | brood, hover, bulk large | |
| Narrower | overshadow, dominate, eclipse | Be greater in significance than |
| Broader | hang | Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive |
| Spanish | abalanzarse, aparecer, surgir | |
| Catalan | abalançar-se, aparèixer, sorgir | |
| Meaning | Weave on a loom. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "materials loomed in Egypt" | |
| Broader | weave, tissue | create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton |
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