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- pronunciation:
- lUk
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- look after, look down one's nose at, look for, look forward to, look over, look up, look up to
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
looks, looking, looked |
definition 1: |
to use the eyes to see.
I feel happy when I look at my puppy.
- similar words:
- behold, blink, gaze, glance, glimpse, observe, peek, peep, peer, regard, see, sight, squint, stare, watch
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definition 2: |
to turn one's glance or attention.
He looked to me for help.- synonyms:
- turn
- similar words:
- appeal, refer, resort, tend
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definition 3: |
to seem or appear.
My new haircut looks awful.- synonyms:
- appear, seem
- similar words:
- come across, sound
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definition 4: |
to face a certain direction.
The house looked north.- synonyms:
- face
- similar words:
- overlook, scan
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related words: |
hunt, rummage |
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phrase: |
look after, look down one's nose at, look up |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of looking; glance.
My father gave me an angry look when I interrupted his phone call.- similar words:
- examination, gaze, glance, glare, glimpse, inspection, peek, peep, sight, stare
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definition 2: |
way of appearing.
My new dress has a nice look.- synonyms:
- appearance
- similar words:
- air, aspect, bearing, cast, expression, texture
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definition 3: |
a search.
Have a look for my gloves, will you?- synonyms:
- search
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definition 4: |
(plural) personal appearance.
Good looks are not everything.- similar words:
- appearance, beauty
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related words: |
face, fashion, idea, phase, pose, trend |
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phrase: |
look for, look forward to, look over, look up to |
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