VERB | stative | loom | come into view indistinctly, often threateningly |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... |
Meaning | A textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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