| look forward to |
to wait for eagerly. |
| look-in |
a quick glance. [2 definitions] |
| looking glass |
a mirror made of glass. |
| look like |
(informal) used to make a statement that may or may not be true based on what you can see or what you know at the present time; look as if. |
| look on |
to watch an activity as someone else performs it. |
| lookout |
the act of keeping watch, searching, or observing. [4 definitions] |
| look out |
to pay attention to avoid danger. |
| look over |
to inspect or examine, often briefly. |
| look-say method |
a method of teaching reading that uses memorization and recognition of entire words rather than associating letters with sounds. |
| look-see |
(informal) a brief, visual examination or investigation. |
| look up |
to search for and locate (information), as in a reference book. |
| look-up |
in computing, the capacity to search for and locate information in an electronic database. [2 definitions] |
| look up to |
to respect; admire. |
| loom1 |
a device or machine for weaving fabric. [2 definitions] |
| loom2 |
to appear or come into view, often as a very large, dim, or distorted shape. [4 definitions] |
| loon1 |
any of several large black and white diving birds that have a laughlike cry. |
| loon2 |
a simple-minded, stupid, or lazy person. |
| loony |
(informal) silly; foolish. [3 definitions] |
| loony bin |
(slang; often offensive) an insane asylum or psychiatric ward. |
| loop |
the circular shape made when a piece of string, ribbon, wire, rope, or the like is curved back toward itself. [11 definitions] |
| looped |
formed into or having one or more loops. [2 definitions] |