looper
Musician's phrase repeater
A looper is a caterpillar that moves by arching its body into a loop, drawing its rear toward its front before extending forward again—the larvae of geometrid moths, also called inchworms or measuring worms.
In textiles, a looper is a device that forms loops in sewing machines.
In film production, a looper is a voice actor who records background dialogue or replaces unclear audio in post-production.
Night-flying lepidopteran
- inchwormLooping moth larva
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- measuringDetermining size or amount
- geometerOne who studies shapes
larva · metamorphosis · chrysalis · cocoon · pupa · canopy · defoliation · pest
Fretted stringed instrument
- effectsConsequences or belongings
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- stompboxFoot-switched audio processor
overdubbing · layering · beatboxing · soundscapes · multitrack · footswitch · signal · ambient
Thread loop in fabric
- buttonholeFastening slit or detain
- threadFiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
fabric · hemming · quilting · serger · overlock · seam · crochet · knitting
Moving between historical moments
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- futureTime still to come
Bruce Willis · Joseph Gordon-Levitt · paradox · telekinesis · mob · Shanghai · Kansas · rainmaker
moth
Night-flying lepidopteran
- inchwormLooping moth larva
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
- measuringDetermining size or amount
geometer · larva · metamorphosis · chrysalis · cocoon · pupa · canopy · defoliation · pest · garden
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
stompbox · overdubbing · layering · beatboxing · soundscapes · multitrack · footswitch · signal · ambient · pedalboard
stitch
Thread loop in fabric
- buttonholeFastening slit or detain
- threadFiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
embroidery · fabric · hemming · quilting · serger · overlock · seam · crochet · knitting · blanket-stitch
time-travel
Moving between historical moments
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
Bruce Willis · Joseph Gordon-Levitt · future · paradox · telekinesis · mob · Shanghai · Kansas · rainmaker · timeline
crazy
Mentally unhinged
knot
Tied rope fastening
tackle · angler · snell · leader · tying · terminal · clinch · connection · monofilament · fluorocarbon
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- carnival ridesFerris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, merry-go-round, tilt-a-whirl
- leaf eaterskoala, caterpillar, leaf insect, leafcutter ant, silkworm
- caterpillarscaterpillar, inchworm, silkworm, inchworms, hornworm
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot
- knocked for a loopShocked into disorientation
- out of the loopNot kept informed
- in the loopKept informed of developments
- belt loopStrap passage on pants
- thrown for a loopUtterly surprised and confused
- feedback loopSelf-modifying cyclical process
loop, loopy, looped, looping, loopier, loopers, loopiness, loopiest