Loon
Definitions
- A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.
- A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
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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. Canada, US
- An idler, a lout.
- A boy, a lad.
- A harlot; mistress.
- A simpleton.
- An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
- A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle.
Equivalents
Examples
“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”
“The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.”
“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⟳ […]”
“He came again to her and she said: ‘Run⟳ swifter than the deer, be more cunning than the beaver, dive⟳ deeper than the loon.’”
“And I listened for a voice;— / But my heart was all I heard; / Not a screech-owl, not a loon, / Not a tree-toad said a word.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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