kuvastua — meaning in English

English meaning

• loom noun A machine used for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.
• reflect verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.

Senses

kuvastua is used for these senses in English:

• loom (figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
• reflect (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
• reflect (intransitive) To be mirrored.

loom — full definition

1. noun A machine used for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.
2. verb To appear as a large, unclear, or threatening shape, especially in the distance.

reflect — full definition

1. verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
2. verb To think carefully or seriously about something.
3. verb To show or be evidence of a particular quality or condition.

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