loom (verb)
91go on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To act] Syn. execute, behave, conduct; see act 1 , 2 . 2. [To happen] Syn. occur, come about, take place; see happen 2 . 3. [To persevere] Syn. persist, continue, bear; see endure 1 . 4. [To approach] Syn. creep or loom up,… …
92stand out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be prominent, be conspicuous, emerge; see loom 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude,… …
93hang over — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To be imminent: brew, impend, loom, lower1, menace, overhang, threaten. See NEAR. II verb See HANG …
94thrum — thrum1 verb (thrums, thrumming, thrummed) make a continuous rhythmic humming sound. ↘strum (the strings of a musical instrument) in a rhythmic way. noun a continuous rhythmic humming sound. Origin C16: imitative. thrum2 noun (in weaving) an… …
95beam — /bim / (say beem) noun 1. a thick, long piece of timber, shaped for structural use. 2. a similar piece of metal, stone, etc. 3. Building Trades one of the main horizontal supporting members in a building or the like, as for supporting a roof or… …
96button — /ˈbʌtn / (say butn) noun 1. a disc or knob on a piece of cloth which, when passed through a slit or loop either in the same piece or another, serves as a fastening. 2. anything resembling a button. 3. an object of little value: not worth a button …
97picker — I. /ˈpɪkə/ (say pikuh) noun 1. someone or something that picks, as a person whose work is to pick fruit, flowers, etc. 2. Mining a person who picks out the low grade coal as it moves along a belt. 3. → picker up (def. 1). {pick1 (verb) + er1} II …
98shuttle — /ˈʃʌtl / (say shutl) noun 1. a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is… …
99warp — /wɔp / (say wawp) verb (t) 1. to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers, flooring, etc. 2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. 3. to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning,… …
100harness — I. noun Etymology: Middle English herneis baggage, gear, from Anglo French harneis, herneis, probably from Old Norse *hernest, from herr army + nest provisions Date: 14th century 1. a. the gear other than a yoke of a draft animal b. gear,… …
