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[ 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!" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)He does n't want her to look frowningly at him , or speak_to him angrily . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)`` O Blessed Virgin_Mary , Mother of God and our most gentle queen and mother , look down in mercy upon England , thy '' dowry `` , and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)That cold_frame was my morale_builder ; its mass of bright bloom set in a border of snow made my spirits rise every time I looked at it . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Look at the physical features of the land to determine how desirable it is for use , what can be done to correct the faults , and what it will cost to make the area meet your needs in_comparison_to other sites . Look at the trees as to size and interest , the amount of shade they provide , how healthy they are , the problems of maintenance , fire hazards , wind throw , etcetera . |
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[ verb ] give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` He 's looking a_lot better , and he 's able to run '' , Meek explained . The Texans have two more road_games - at Buffalo and Houston - before they play for the home_folks again , and it looks as if coach Hank_Stram 's men will meet the Bills just_as they are developing into the kind of team they were expected to be in pre-season reckonings . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)`` Lindy_McDaniel threw batting practice about 25 minutes , and he looked good '' , Hemus said . ("Editorials"...)The Macmillan government might be willing to let him go , but he has been dead seventy-eight years and even the Soviet morticians could not make him look presentable . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)From many sides come remarks that Protestant churches are badly attended and the large medieval cathedrals look all_but empty during services . |
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[ verb ] have a certain outward or facial expression
Examples "How does she look?" "The child looks unhappy" "She looked pale after the surgery" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Female individuals of Psithyrus look deceptively like the workers and queens of the bumblebees they victimize . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)`` You are looking tired and there you can rest . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)McFeeley looked puzzled . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He went_into the Jewish_quarter , wanting to draw Hebraic faces so_that he could reach a visual understanding of how Christ might have looked . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Sometimes he would grunt softly to some invisible onlooker beside him , sometimes he would look stern and moralistic as his pencil did what he disapproved . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the expression on a person's face
Synonyms Examples "a sad expression" "a look of triumph" "an angry face" Used in print (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)So an objective look at our present procedures may move us to consider seriously this possibly analogous situation . (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)Mr._Skyros did not at all like the look on Angelo 's regular featured , almost girlishly good-looking face - or indeed anything about Angelo . (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)She eyed the chickens with , if she had known it , something of Glendora 's dismal look and thought with a certain fury of the time she had spent on Latin verbs . (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Madden 's dark face wore a meditative look . (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)Muller , nakedly exposed at the bright window like a deer pinned in a car 's headlights , threw down the rifle and turned to jump from the table ; his face wore a look of outrage . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Synonyms 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" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Occasionally if I pushed him too far he 'd give me a look out of narrowed eyes and the hard cruel bony skull would show through that smooth face of his . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)She had begun to turn_back toward the house , but his look caught her and she stood_still , waiting there for what his expression indicated would be a serious word_of_farewell . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)She felt the look and looked back because she could not help it , seeing that he was neither as old nor as thick as she had at_first believed . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She showed her surprise by tightening the reins and moving the gelding around so that she could get a better look at his face . But a moment later he brought his horse forward into the light , and Wilson had a good look at him . |
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[ noun ] physical appearance
Examples "I don't like the looks of this place" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)This is the kind of chest that invariably wins contests that steel edged `` carved out_of solid rock '' looks of the great champions . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)By the look of him he was n't that far_gone . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)The woman had the glassy look of an invalid , as if she had not slept at_all . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He spent concentrated weeks putting his two figures together : a Mary who would be young and sensitive , yet strong enough to hold her son on her lap ; and a Jesus who , though lean , was strong even in death - a look he remembered well from his experience in the dead_room of Santo_Spirito . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)And the stiffly regal look of them , she saw grimly , lacked the quaver of age which , thwarting the efforts of her amazing will , ran through her spoken_words like a thin ragged string . Related terms |
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[ verb ] search or seek
Synonyms Examples "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest" "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" Used in print (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)He knew we were looking and he enjoyed it . Sometimes he did n't seem to because he hid them so well he could n't find them himself or because he looked and did n't find anything and figured he had n't hid one after_all or had drunk it up . |
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[ verb ] take charge of or deal with
Examples "Could you see about lunch?" "I must attend to this matter" "She took care of this business" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The major studios maintain a cadre of film librarians and research specialists who look to this matter . |
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[ verb ] look forward to the probably occurrence of
Examples : "We were expecting a visit from our relatives" "She is looking to a promotion" "he is waiting to be drafted" Used in print (Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)Any approach toward such a system looks toward saving and security . Related terms count_on look_forward look_to anticipate hang_on expect expect waiter |
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[ verb ] convey by one's expression
Examples "She looked her devotion to me" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Pausing in the outside_door to glance behind him , Pat looked his unspoken warning and stepped_out . Related terms |
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[ verb ] face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
Examples "The house looks north" "My backyard look onto the pond" "The building faces the park" Used in print (Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)In the grand court of the Palace , notable for its tiers of Moorish galleries that looked down on the maelstrom of vehicles below , Vernon 's station was at the entrance . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8911
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[ noun ] the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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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