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Antonyms for loom
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : loom |
| Phonetic Transcription : lum |
Definition of loom
Origin :- weaving machine, Old English geloma "utensil, tool," from ge-, perfective prefix, + -loma, of unknown origin (cf. Old English andloman (plural) "apparatus, furniture"). Originally "implement or tool of any kind" (cf. heirloom); thus, "the penis" (c.1400-1600). Specific meaning "a machine in which yarn or thread is woven into fabric" is from c.1400.
- verb appear, often imposingly
- She pointed to the web of beautifully-woven cloth in the loom.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Instead of diminishing employment, the Jacquard loom increased it at least tenfold.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- In order to see the fresco, I had to get on the top of a loom.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
- No, there is nothing in this Work which we can call ours, except it be the Loom.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Before it is ready for the loom, however, there are a number of operations which must be completed.
- Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
- Wherever the mutineers had gone to, they no longer rowed in the loom of the gate.
- Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
- To the left, before Tengga's enclosure, the loom of fire had changed into a pillar of smoke.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- And she turned around in the door and went stumping back to her loom.
- Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post
- If for weft, the cops are forthwith taken to the loom, ready for the shuttle.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
- Mrs. Walden passed upstairs to throw the shuttle of the loom.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
Synonyms for loom
- approach
- await
- be at hand
- be coming
- be forthcoming
- be imminent
- be in the cards
- be in the wind
- be near
- become visible
- break through
- brew
- bulk
- come forth
- come into view
- come on
- come on the scene
- dawn
- dominate
- emanate
- emerge
- figure
- gather
- hang over
- hover
- impend
- impress
- issue
- lower
- make up
- menace
- mount
- near
- overhang
- overshadow
- overtop
- portend
- rear
- rise
- seem huge
- seem large
- show
- soar
- stand out
- take shape
- threaten
- top
- tower
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