lookup
- n an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
they wrote a program to do a table lookup
loom
- n a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
- v come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
Another air plane loomed into the sky - v appear very large or occupy a commanding position
Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall - v hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- v weave on a loom
materials loomed in Egypt
loon
- n a worthless lazy fellow
- n large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
- n a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought