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loon
/ˈluːn/
noun 6name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
deeper, international, pierced
VERB + LOON
called, muttered, red-throated
LOON + NOUN
hath, shriek
PREP.
on, than
ADV.
dreadfully
Definitions
noun
1
A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."
What's it like to be a loon? / I liken it to a balloon
2
An idler, a lout.
The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.
3
A boy, a lad.
4
A harlot; mistress.
5
A simpleton.
noun
1
Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
The Loone is an ill ſhap'd thing like a Cormorant; but that he can neyther goe nor flye; he maketh a noiſe ſometimes like a Sovvgelders horne.
[O]h, yes! the loon does shriek dreadfully - particularly when there's fine rain […]
name
1
A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the nort
noun — a person with confused ideas
- addle-head
- addlehead
- birdbrain
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."
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What's it like to be a loon? / I liken it to a balloon
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The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.
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The Loone is an ill ſhap'd thing like a Cormorant; but that he can neyther goe nor flye; he maketh a noiſe ſometimes like a Sovvgelders horne.
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[O]h, yes! the loon does shriek dreadfully - particularly when there's fine rain […]
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He came again to her and she said: ‘Run swifter than the deer, be more cunning than the beaver, dive deeper than the loon.’
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