loom
/lum/
noun
- A machine for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.
- The factory uses modern electronic looms to produce fabric quickly.
- He set up the loom with blue and green threads for the scarf.
- She learned to weave on a traditional wooden loom.
verb
- To appear as a large, often threatening shape or object, especially in a vague or unclear way.
- As we approached, the mountain loomed ahead of us.
- A dark storm cloud loomed on the horizon.
- The huge building loomed over the small houses below.
- (of an event or problem) To be about to happen and seem threatening or unavoidable.
- With exams looming, the students began to study harder.
- The threat of layoffs loomed over the entire company.
- The deadline for the project looms large in my mind.