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  • 1loom — loom1 [lo͞om] n. [ME lome < OE (ge)loma, tool, utensil] 1. a machine for weaving thread or yarn into cloth 2. the art of weaving: usually with the 3. [ON hlumr] the part of an oar or paddle between the handle and the blade vt. to weave on a… …

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  • 2loom — loom1 [lu:m] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way loom up/out/ahead etc ▪ Suddenly a mountain loomed up in front of them. 2.) if a… …

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  • 3loom — [[t]lu͟ːm[/t]] looms, looming, loomed 1) VERB If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way. [V prep/adv] Vincent loomed over me, as pale and grey as a tombstone. [V prep/adv] ...the bleak… …

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  • 4loom — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, appear, approach, arise, ascend, await, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be in store, be to be, be to come, become manifest, become visible, braid, brew, bulk, bulk large, come, come forth, come forward …

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  • 5loom — 1 noun (C) a frame or machine on which thread is woven into cloth 2 verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) to appear as a large, unclear shape, especially in a threatening way (+ up/out/ahead etc): A tall figure loomed up out of the mist. 2 if a problem… …

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  • 6loom up — PHRASAL VERB If something looms up, it comes into sight as a tall, unclear shape, often in a frightening way. [V P] The great house loomed up ahead of them …

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  • 7New York State Route 22 — NY 22 redirects here. NY 22 may also refer to New York s 22nd congressional district. NYS Route 22 …

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  • 8approach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. accost, confront, encounter (See contact); draw near, approach. n. access, avenue, ingress; bid, offer; fashion, manner, method; nearing, approach. Ant., withdraw, recede. II Motion toward Nouns… …

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  • 9U.S. Route 9 in New York — This article is about the section of U.S. Route 9 in New York. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 9. U.S. Route 9 Map of New York with US 9 high …

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  • 10Devil's Path (hiking trail) — Devil s Path A backpacker negotiates a rock chimney on Indian Head Mountain Length 24.2 miles (39km) Location Town of Hunter / Town of Lexington, Greene County, New York, U …

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