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• loom — UK US /luːm/ verb [I] ► if an unpleasant event looms, it will probably happen and makes people worry: »Stocks of heating oil are at their lowest levels for years, and another crisis may be looming. »The company is in serious financial trouble,… …   Financial and business terms

• loom — loom1 /loohm/, n. 1. a hand operated or power driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc. 2. the art or the process of weaving. 3. the part of an oar between the blade and the handle. v.t. 4. to …   Universalium

• loom — 01. Huge fir trees [loomed] above the travelers as they entered the forest. 02. The little boy felt nervous with the principal [looming] above him in the office. 03. With war [looming], refugees have begun to flee across the border. 04. The… …   Grammatical examples in English

• loom — loom1 [lu:m] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way loom up/out/ahead etc ▪ Suddenly a mountain loomed up in front of them. 2.) if a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• loom — verb 1) ghostly shapes loomed out of the fog Syn: emerge, appear, come into view, take shape, materialize, reveal itself 2) the church loomed above him Syn: soar, tower, rise, rear up; overhang …   Thesaurus of popular words

• loom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lome tool, loom, from Old English gelōma tool; akin to Middle Dutch allame tool Date: 15th century a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth II.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• The High King — infobox Book | name = The High King title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the 1st edition author = Lloyd Alexander cover artist = Evaline Ness country = United States language = English series = The Chronicles of Prydain… …   Wikipedia

• loom — verb 1) ghostly shapes loomed out of the fog Syn: emerge, appear, materialize, reveal itself 2) the church loomed above him Syn: soar, tower, rise, rear up, hang, overshadow 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Mage: The Ascension — Magus: Die Erleuchtung (Mage: The Ascension) Veröffentlichung Originalverlag White Wolf Originalveröffentlichung 1993 Originalsprache Englisch Deutsc …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Abaft the beam — Beam Beam (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be[ a]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Before the beam — Beam Beam (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be[ a]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English