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looking glass a mirror made of glass.
look into to investigate or examine (a matter, possible solution, problem, or the like).
look like (informal) to seem likely based on what one can see or what one knows at the present time; look or seem as if. [2 definitions]
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 in order to avoid danger or harm. [2 definitions]
look out for to watch or attend to (someone) in order to protect them from harm. [2 definitions]
look out on to face; offer a view of (something).
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. [3 definitions]
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]