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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Looming \Loom"ing\, n.
The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in
particular states of the atmosphere. See Mirage.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loomed (l[=oo]md);
p. pr. & vb. n. Looming.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma;
akin to AS. le['i]ma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to
shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E.
light. [root]122. See Light not dark.]
1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to
appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant
object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from
atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land
looms high.
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Awful she looms, the terror of the main. --H. J.
Pye.
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2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in
a moral sense.
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On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and
shine so gloriously, as in the context. --J. M.
Mason.
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3. To become imminent; to impend.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mirage \Mi`rage"\, n. [F., fr. mirer to look at carefully, to
aim, se mirer to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect,
to be reflected, LL. mirare to look at. See Mirror.]
An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more
frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at
the surface common to two strata of air differently heated.
The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted
position, while the real object may or may not be in sight.
When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the
appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is
seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye,
the image is seen projected against the sky. The fata
Morgana and looming are species of mirage.
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By the mirage uplifted the land floats vague in the
ether,
Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless
air. --Longfellow.
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Thesaurus Results for Looming:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
about to be, already in sight, approaching, at hand, brewing, close, close at hand, coming, fata morgana, forthcoming, future, gathering, going to happen, immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, in danger imminent, in prospect, in reserve, in store, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in view, instant, lowering, lurking, menacing, mirage, near, near at hand, nearing, on the horizon, overhanging, preparing, that will be, threatening, to come, upcoming, waiting |
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Common Misspellings > |
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