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| 1. | [ verb ] perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards | |
| Examples: | "She looked over the expanse of land" "Look at your child!" "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
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| Related terms: | gaze glance peer regard look_around eye look_back admire take_a_look stare leer ogle look_away peek goggle squint give_the_eye gloat give_the_glad_eye search check count_on admire look_back watch refer look_after review look_away spectator see | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | |
| Synonyms: | seem appear | |
| Examples: | "She seems to be sleeping" "This appears to be a very difficult problem" "This project looks fishy" "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
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| Related terms: | be sound feel rise loom glitter leap_out glow pass_off cut come_across feel make appearance | |
| 3. | [ verb ] have a certain outward or facial expression | |
| Examples: | "How does she look?" "The child looks unhappy" "She looked pale after the surgery" |
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| Related terms: | be expression | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the expression on a person's face | |
| Synonyms: | expression face facial_expression aspect | |
| Examples: | "a sad expression" "a look of triumph" "an angry face" |
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| Related terms: | countenance sparkle leer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually | |
| Synonyms: | looking_at looking | |
| Examples: | "he went out to have a look" "his look was fixed on her eyes" "he gave it a good looking at" "his camera does his looking for him" |
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| Related terms: | sensing glance view stare observation scrutiny sightseeing dekko lookout evil_eye peek | |
| 6. | [ noun ] physical appearance | |
| Examples: | "I don't like the looks of this place" |
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| Related terms: | appearance | |
| 7. | [ verb ] search or seek | |
| Synonyms: | search | |
| Examples: | "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest" "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" |
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| Related terms: | examine pry cruise prospect hunt search | |
| 8. | [ verb ] take charge of or deal with | |
| Synonyms: | see take_care attend | |
| Examples: | "Could you see about lunch?" "I must attend to this matter" "She took care of this business" |
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| Related terms: | care tend minister tend care | |
| 9. | [ verb ] look forward to the probably occurrence of | |
| Synonyms: | expect wait await | |
| Examples: | : "We were expecting a visit from our relatives" "She is looking to a promotion" "he is waiting to be drafted" |
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| Related terms: | count_on look_forward look_to anticipate hang_on expect expect waiter | |
| 10. | [ verb ] convey by one's expression | |
| Examples: | "She looked her devotion to me" |
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| Related terms: | convey expression | |
| 11. | [ verb ] face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to | |
| Synonyms: | face front | |
| Examples: | "The house looks north" "My backyard look onto the pond" "The building faces the park" |
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| Related terms: | back lie lie confront face frontage | |
| 12. | [ verb ] have faith or confidence in | |
| Synonyms: | calculate count depend reckon bet | |
| Examples: | "you can count on me to help you any time" "Look to your friends for support" "You can bet on that!" "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
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| Related terms: | trust dependence | |
| 13. | [ verb ] accord in appearance with | |
| Examples: | "You don't look your age!" |
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| Related terms: | match | |
| 14. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8911 | |
| 15. | [ noun ] the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
| Synonyms: | spirit feeling tone flavor feel smell flavour | |
| Examples: | "the feel of the city excited him" "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting" "it had the smell of treason" |
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| Related terms: | atmosphere hollywood zeitgeist feel spiritize spirit | |
| Similar spelling: |
Lok Louk loco Loso lock Loki logo Locke Lokey Lozoya Loucks Losoya LOX log low-key lockjaw loge Loos Lois lose Losh Loss Loux Loza logy loch |
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