Word: looms
A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
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.
The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft.
Loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
To appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk. Example: The clouds loomed over the mountains.
To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; to be imminent.
To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
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