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- English Word Loom-gale Definition A gentle gale of wind.
- English Word Loomed Definition of Loom
- English Word Looming Definition of Loom
- English Word Looming Definition The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in particular states of the atmosphere. See Mirage.
- English Word Loon Definition A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.
- English Word Loon Definition Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (U. septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver.
- English Word Loony Definition See Luny.
- English Word Loop Definition A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.
- English Word Loop Definition A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple; a noose; a bight.
- English Word Loop Definition A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- English Word Loop Definition A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.
- English Word Loop Definition A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
- English Word Loop Definition The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also ventral segment.
- English Word Loop Definition To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; -- often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.
- English Word Looped Definition of Loop
- English Word Looped Definition Bent, folded, or tied, so as to make a loop; as, a looped wire or string.
- English Word Looped Definition Full of holes.
- English Word Looper Definition An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a cord, etc.
- English Word Looper Definition The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See Geometrid.
- English Word Loophole Definition A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.