LOOM

loom

(noun) a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile

loom

(verb) weave on a loom; “materials loomed in Egypt”

loom, tower, predominate, hulk

(verb) appear very large or occupy a commanding position; “The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”; “Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall”

loom

(verb) come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; “Another air plane loomed into the sky”

brood, hover, loom, bulk large

(verb) hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; “The terrible vision brooded over her all day long”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

loom (plural looms)

A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.

A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft.

Etymology 2

Noun

loom (plural looms)

(dated) loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)

Etymology 3

Verb

loom (third-person singular simple present looms, present participle looming, simple past and past participle loomed) (intransitive)

To appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.

(figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; to be imminent.

(figurative) To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.

Noun

loom (plural looms)

A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.

Anagrams

• mool

Source: Wiktionary

Loom, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Loon, the bird.

Loom, n. Etym: [OE. lome, AS. gel utensil, implement.]

1. A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making. Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff. Rambler.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock. Totten.

Loom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Looming.] Etym: [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma; akin to AS. leóma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E. light. Light not dark.]

1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land looms high. Awful she looms, the terror of the main. H. J. Pye.

2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense. On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and shine so gloriously, as in the context. J. M. Mason.

Loom, n.

Definition: The state of looming; esp., an unnatural and indistinct appearance of elevation or enlargement of anything, as of land or of a ship, seen by one at sea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition