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Meanings of loom (looms) in English

Portuguese
erguer-se
Catalan
encastellar-se

Appear very large or occupy a commanding position.

erguer-se
Catalan
sorgir
Spanish
surgir

Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.

sorgir
Synonyms
Examples for "tower"
Examples for "tower"
1
However, the tower blocks resonate strongly with people in former communist countries.
Reuters
2
Wei said carefully, Yesterday we reviewed the practical value of the tower.
Edge of Infinity
3
The Welsh Government has asked social landlords to test tower block cladding.
BBC
4
I need to let the tower know which flight plan is operative.
Carrion comfort
5
I've got an idea; we'll try and build a Tyrathca tower tomorrow.
The Neutronium Alchemist
1
Another voice murmured, Good God, Aubrey, I thought she was a hulk.
Honour This Day
2
She would probably end her days as a hulk or stores vessel.
Colors Aloft!
3
Now the wind rose, and the sea beat upon the helpless hulk.
The Junior Classics, Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism
4
You could see the sky and sea through the old hulk anywhere.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 / A Magaz...
5
This huge, grey hulk sports the red stars of the Soviet Union.
BBC
1
However, he restricts his concern to primary schools, where female teachers predominate.
The Irish Times
2
Both across the world and in the Middle East, socioeconomic concerns predominate.
The Guardian
3
In any such view, the wild, the aboriginal, the geographical greatly predominate.
In the Catskills: Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs
4
One or more of the food-stuffs sometimes predominate in a single food.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools
5
With the Irish, feeling and passion predominate; reason must bow before them.
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 / with a P...
Usage of looms in English
1
In Europe, Britain's fourth-quarter growth data looms large for the embattled pound.
Reuters
2
Ten years on from the last financial crisis, recession looms once more.
The Irish Times
3
A tough vote on the proposal looms in the house next week.
The Irish Times
4
Traditional technology looms large for luxury companies Suits you: Tailoring in 1956.
BBC
5
But the experience of political gridlock in the United States looms large.
Reuters
6
Across the river, the first of three South African border posts looms.
The South African
7
As the city looms ahead, the sun blasts through the morning smog.
BBC
8
The battle of the left looms in the Dublin South West byelection.
The Irish Times
9
Now that one post-crisis litmus test has come and gone, another looms.
Reuters
10
Above all looms the all-powerful, highly centralised and bloated government in Paris.
The Irish Times
11
Another, separate bust-up looms over funding the EU's first post-Brexit budget shortfall.
The Guardian
12
Security pours into Cleveland as Republican convention looms Read more Who's coming?
The Guardian
13
But funding will be hard while an existing debt restructuring looms large.
Reuters
14
God blesses the soil with fertility; English looms labour for every climate.
Sydney Smith
15
The issue looms over everything, adding to the feeling of being invisible.
The Guardian
16
UK's politicians race to the bottom on policies The 2015 election looms.
Reuters
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Common
Australia
Common
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