Loom

Meaning

a machine for weaving cloth; to appear threatening or menacing

to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape, usually something threatening or about to happen

Example Sentences

The weaver worked at the loom to create beautiful fabrics.

Dark clouds loomed over the city, signaling an approaching storm.

Example Expressions

loom large

Synonyms

weaving machine, textile machine, emerge, appear, threaten, overshadow, hover

Entry 1

weaving machine, textile machine

Entry 2

emerge, appear, threaten, overshadow, hover

Antonyms

fade, disappear, vanish

Collocations

hand loom, power loom, weaving loom, loom large, loom ahead, storm looms, crisis looms

Entry 1

hand loom, power loom, weaving loom

Entry 2

loom large, loom ahead, storm looms, crisis looms