| loom | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. loom | a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile. |
| ~ carpet loom | a loom for weaving carpeting. |
| ~ figure loom, figured-fabric loom | a loom for weaving figured fabrics. |
| ~ handloom | a loom powered by hand. |
| ~ jacquard loom, jacquard | a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics. |
| ~ power loom | a loom operated mechanically. |
| ~ textile machine | a machine for making textiles. |
| v. (stative) | 2. loom | come into view indistinctly, often threateningly.; "Another air plane loomed into the sky" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| v. (stative) | 3. hulk, loom, predominate, tower | appear very large or occupy a commanding position.; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
| ~ rear, rise, lift | rise up.; "The building rose before them" |
| v. (stative) | 4. brood, bulk large, hover, loom | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| ~ hang | be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" |
| ~ eclipse, overshadow, dominate | be greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" |
| v. (creation) | 5. loom | weave on a loom.; "materials loomed in Egypt" |
| ~ tissue, weave | create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton.; "tissue textiles" |
| towering | | |
| adj. | 1. eminent, lofty, soaring, towering | of imposing height; especially standing out above others.; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs" |
| ~ high | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high').; "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" |
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