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Loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same.
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Loom (noun)
A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
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Loom (noun)
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
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Loom (noun)
The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft.
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Loom (noun)
loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
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Loom (noun)
A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
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Loom (verb)
To appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
“The clouds loomed over the mountains.”
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Loom (verb)
To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; to be imminent.
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Loom (verb)
To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
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Zoom (noun)
a humming noise from something moving very fast
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Zoom (noun)
a quick ascent
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Zoom (noun)
a big increase
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Zoom (noun)
an augmentation of a view
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Zoom (noun)
by varying the focal length of a lens
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Zoom (verb)
to move fast with a humming noise
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Zoom (verb)
to fly an airplane straight up
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Zoom (verb)
to move rapidly
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Zoom (verb)
to go up sharply
“prices zoomed”
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Zoom (verb)
to change the focal length of a zoom lens
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Zoom (verb)
(used with in or out) to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it
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Zoom (interjection)
Representing a humming sound
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Zoom (interjection)
Suggesting something moving quickly
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Zoom (interjection)
Suggesting a sudden change, especially an improvement or an increase
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